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GRAM/ɡræm/

A gram is a metric unit of mass (symbol g; 1 000 g = 1 kg): mass in grams; a 5 g sample. Gramme is an older British spelling of the same unit. Record mass in grams on the balance, then convert if the paper asks for kilograms. Mix-up: graham; grammar (already in the dictionary). Do not write gram for a volume in millilitres.

Meaning

A metric unit of mass (symbol g; 1 000 g = 1 kg).

Examples

• “Record mass in grams on the balance, then convert if the paper asks for kilograms.”
• “A 5 g sample featured in the titration, which is the mass-unit sense.”

Good to know

mass in grams; a + number + g sample; 1 000 g = 1 kg. Older spelling: gramme. Trap: grammar. Science and food tables. A metric unit of mass, not a volume.

Near in meaning

gramme, g

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