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GRAM
Gram, Hans C. J. Gram
(noun) Danish physician and bacteriologist who developed a method of staining bacteria to distinguish among them (1853-1938)
gram, gramme, gm
(noun) a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Gram
A surname.
A town in Denmark
Noun
Gram (plural Grams)
(colloquial) Clipping of Instagram.
Anagrams
• MAgr, marg
Etymology 1
Noun
gram (plural grams)
A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g
Etymology 2
Noun
gram (uncountable)
A leguminous plant grown for its seeds, especially the chickpea.
(uncountable) The seeds of these plants.
Etymology 3
Diminutive of grandmother
Noun
gram (plural grams)
grandmother
Etymology 4
Adjective
gram (comparative more gram, superlative most gram)
(obsolete) angry
• Havelok the Dane
Etymology 5
Noun
gram (uncountable)
(US) Misspelling of graham.
Etymology 6
Noun
gram (plural grams)
(colloquial) Alternative form of 'gram
Anagrams
• MAgr, marg
Source: Wiktionary
-gram. Etym: [Gr. a thing drawn or written, a letter, fr. gra`fein to draw, write. See Graphic.]
Definition: A suffix indicating something drawn or written, a drawing, writing; -- as, monogram, telegram, chronogram.
Gram, a. Etym: [AS. gram; akin to E. grim. sq. root35.]
Definition: Angry. [Obs.] Havelok, the Dane.
Gram, n. Etym: [Pg. gro grain. See Grain.] (Bot.)
Definition: The East Indian name of the chick-pea (Cicer arietinum) and its seeds; also, other similar seeds there used for food.
Gram, Gramme, n. Etym: [F. gramme, from Gr. that which is written, a letter, a small weight, fr. to write. See Graphic.]
Definition: The unit of weight in the metric system. It was intended to be exactly, and is very nearly, equivalent to the weight in a vacuum of one cubic centimeter of pure water at its maximum density. It is equal to 15.432 grains. See Grain, n., 4. Gram degree, or Gramme degree (Physics), a unit of heat, being the amount of heat necessary to raise the temperature of one gram of pure water one degree centigrade.
– Gram equivalent (Electrolysis), that quantity of the metal which will replace one gram of hydrogen.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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