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Definition of gram - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
- Just a gram of hesitation could change the outcome..
2.
measurementTECH. unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogramTECH.
- The recipe calls for 200 grams of flour.
3.
agricultureTECH. leguminous plant grown for its seedsTECH.
- Farmers in the region cultivate gram for its seeds.
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leguminous plant grown for its seeds
Expressions with gram
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type of chickpea commonly used in Indian cuisine
Bengal gram is often used in making curries and soups.
small but valuable piece of advice
She gave me a gram of wisdom that changed my life.
seed of the mung bean plant used for food
She cooked a delicious green gram curry.
legume plant with edible beans used in South Asian cooking
Horse gram is often used in Indian soups and stews.
contiguous sequence of n items from text or speech used in analysis
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amount of an element equal to one mole of atoms
A gram atom of oxygen weighs 16 grams.
energy unit to heat one gram of water by one degree Celsius
One gram calorie is approximately 4.184 joules..
amount of substance in grams matching equivalent weight
The gram equivalent of sulfuric acid is used in titrations.
amount of substance whose mass in grams equals its molecular weight
One gram molecule of water weighs 18 grams.
Origin of gram
Greek, gramma (letter)
Terms with gram included in their meaning
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abr: milligram
unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a gram
abr: picogram
one trillionth of a gram in weight
fiber measurement
unit measuring fiber fineness, one gram per 9000 meters
physics
unit of electric charge in the centimeter-gram-second system
drug treatment
synthetic monobactam antibacterial used for serious gram-negative illness
drug
macrolide antibiotic from Streptomyces halstedii that stops Gram-positive bacteria
acr: centimeter gram second
system using centimeters, grams, and seconds
medical
broad-spectrum antibiotic effective against gram-negative bacteria
intestinal bacteria
Gram-negative bacteria in intestines of humans and animals
biology
gram-negative bacteria in the Enterobacteriaceae family
physics
unit of energy in the centimeter-gram-second system
medical
antibiotic used for Gram-positive bacteria and as penicillin alternative
medical
narrow-spectrum antibiotic for gram-positive bacterial infections
metric system
rare abbreviation for gram, a metric unit of mass
microbiology
rodlike Gram-positive bacterium causing diphtheria
bacterial cell wall
substance in Gram-positive bacteria cell walls made from teichoic acids
biology
gram-negative bacteria forming colonies in slime
measurement
unit of measurement equal to one billionth of a gram
science measurement
units equal to one billionth of a gram
bacterium
gram-positive bacterium in the respiratory tract causing pneumonia
medical
toxic antibiotics from Bacillus polymyxa for gram-negative bacteria
medical
glycopeptide antibiotic for Gram-positive bacterial infections
medical
antibiotic effective against Gram-negative bacteria
antibiotic mixture
mixture of antibiotics used for skin or Gram-positive infections
Examples of gram in a sentence
He added just a gram of salt to the recipe. She measured out 50 grams of sugar for the cake. The package contains 500 grams of rice. Gram is a staple crop in many regions. They harvested gram to sell at the market.
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- French:gramme, pois chiche, ...
- German:Spur, Gramm, ...
- Italian:grammo, grammi, ...
- Spanish:gramo, gramos, ...
- Portuguese:pitada, grama, ...
- Chinese:一点点, 克, ...
- Japanese:グラム, ...
- Arabic:غْرَام, غِرَام, ...
- Hebrew:גְּרָם, גְּרַם, ...
- Russian:грамм, грам, ...
- Ukrainian:грам, граму, ...
- Hindi:रत्ती, ग्राम, ...
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