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noun(gram)any of several leguminous plants (such as a chickpea) grown especially for their seed; also : their seeds
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noun(gram)a metric unit of mass equal to 1/10₀₀ kilogram and nearly equal to the mass of one cubic centimeter of water at its maximum density
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noun(gram)the weight of a gram under the acceleration of gravity
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noun(gram)grandmother
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abbreviation(gram)grammar; grammatical
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noun combining form(gram)drawing : writing : record
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noun(gram)the amount of heat required at a pressure of one atmosphere to raise the temperature of one gram of water one degree Celsius that is equal to about 4.19 joules —abbreviation cal—called also gram calorie, small calorie
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noun(gram)the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water one degree Celsius : 1000 gram calories or 3.968 Btu —abbreviation Cal—called also large calorie
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noun(gram)a unit equivalent to the large calorie expressing heat-producing or energy-producing value in food when oxidized in the body
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adjective(gram)of, relating to, or being a system of units based on the centimeter as the unit of length, the gram as the unit of mass, and the second as the unit of time —abbreviation cgs
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noun(gram)the mass of one mole of an element equal in grams to the atomic weight —called also gram-atom
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noun(gram)calorie