Meaning & use
decigram
A unit of mass in the metric system equal to one-tenth of a gram.
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The recipe called for two decigrams of saffron, an amount too small for a regular kitchen scale.
The lab measured the sample's weight in decigrams for greater precision.
A note on using this word
Decigram is abbreviated 'dg' and is rarely used in everyday contexts, which more often use grams or milligrams.
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