noun
- Plural of dekagram; units of mass equal to 10 grams each.
Usage: metric unit; also spelled decagrams
Examples
- The recipe calls for 5 dekagrams of flour.
- She measured out 2 dekagrams of salt for the experiment.
- The package weighs approximately 3 dekagrams.
- In metric measurements, 10 dekagrams equals 100 grams.
- The lab scale displayed the sample mass as 7 dekagrams.