Definition for HEC'TO-GRAM

HEC'TO-GRAM, n. [Gr. εκατον, a hundred, and γραμμα, a gram.]

In the French system of weights and measures, a weight containing a hundred grams; equal to 3 ounces, 2 gros, and 12 grains, French. Lunier.

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