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gram
1[ gram ]
noun
- a metric unit of mass or weight equal to 15.432 grains; one thousandth of a kilogram. : g
-gram
2- a combining form occurring in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “something written,” “drawing” ( epigram; diagram ); on this model, used in the formation of compound words ( oscillogram ).
gram
3[ gram ]
noun
- (in the East Indies) the chickpea used as a food for people and cattle.
- any of several other beans, as the mung bean, Vigna radiata green gram, or golden gram, or the urd, V. mungo black gram.
-gram
4- a combining form of gram 1:
kilogram.
-gram
5- a combining form extracted from telegram, used in the formation of compound words that have the general sense “message, bulletin”:
culturegram; electiongram; prophecy-gram.
Gram
6[ grahm ]
noun
- (in the Volsunga Saga ) the sword of Sigmund, broken by Odin, repaired by Regin, and used again by Sigurd in killing Fafnir.
gram.
7abbreviation for
- grammar.
- grammarian.
- grammatical.
gram
1/ ɡræm /
noun
- any of several leguminous plants, such as the beans Phaseolus mungo ( black gram or urd ) and P. aureus ( green gram ), whose seeds are used as food in India
- the seed of any of these plants
gram
2/ ɡrɑːm /
noun
- (in India) a village
-gram
3combining form
- indicating a drawing or something written or recorded
telegram
hexagram
gram.
4abbreviation for
- grammar
- grammatical
gram
5/ ɡræm /
noun
- a metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a kilogram. It is equivalent to 15.432 grains or 0.002 205 pounds g
Gram
1/ gräm,grăm /
- Danish bacteriologist who in 1884 developed a method of staining bacteria, called Gram's stain or Gram's dye, that is used to identify and classify bacteria, often from samples of infected body fluids. The classification, called gram-negative or gram-positive, can be useful in the initial selection of antibiotics to treat the infection.
gram
2/ grăm /
- A unit of mass in the metric system, equal to 0.001 kilogram or 0.035 ounce.
- See Table at measurement
gram
- The basic unit of measurement for mass in the metric system ; one cubic centimeter of water has a mass of approximately one gram.
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
Furthermore, a person with norovirus has about 70 billion viral particles per gram of stool.
The European formula for Fireball has even less: under one gram per kilogram of propylene glycol.
Wax can cost a hundred dollars a gram, while buds are as cheap as $20 these days.
Food business groups argue that a gram of sugar, natural or added, is a gram of sugar—so why distinguish it?
He was, he said, amazed that “a fraction of a gram of sugar had rendered [him] unconscious.”
Recognition of the pneumococcus depends upon its morphology, the fact that it is Gram-staining, and the presence of a capsule.
The great majority belong to the colon bacillus group, and are negative to Gram's method of staining.
A Gram-positive stool due to cocci is suggestive of intestinal ulceration.
Gram's method (p. 40) is a very useful aid in distinguishing certain bacteria.
This is a minute, slender rod, which lies within and between the pus-corpuscles (Fig. 125), and is negative to Gram's stain.
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Words That Use -gram
What does -gram mean?
The combining form -gram is used like a suffix that has three distinct senses.
The first of these senses is “something written” or “drawing” and this form of -gram is frequently used in a variety of scientific and technical terms. This meaning of -gram comes from Greek grámma, meaning “something written or drawn.”
The second of these senses is “gram,” as in “one-thousandth of a kilogram,” and this form of -gram is occasionally used in a variety of technical terms. This meaning of -gram also ultimately comes from Greek grámma but in the sense of “a small weight.”
The third of these senses is “message; bulletin.” This form of -gram is very occasionally used in a variety of technical terms, and its meaning is extracted from telegram. Find out more about the word telegram at our entry for the word.
Examples of -gram with the sense “something written” or "drawing"
One example of a technical term that uses the form -gram is dactylogram, also known as “a fingerprint.”
The dactylo- part of the word means “finger,” from Greek dáktylos. As we have seen, -gram means “drawing.” Dactylogram literally translates to “drawing of a finger.”
What are some words that use the combining form -gram?
- anagram (using the equivalent form of -gram in Latin)
- arteriogram
- electrogram
- pentagram (using the equivalent form of -gram in Greek)
- pictogram
- seismogram
What are some other forms that -gram may be commonly confused with?
Break it down!
The combining form seismo- means “earthquake.” With this in mind, what does seismogram literally mean?
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