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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