1. A unit of mass or weight equal to 10 grams.
Usage: metric unit; also spelled decagramme in British English

Examples

• The recipe calls for 2 decagrams of salt.
• A decagram is one-tenth of a hectogram.
• The package weighs approximately 5 decagrams.
• In the metric system, a decagram equals 10 grams.
• The laboratory measured the sample in decagrams for precision.