1. A unit of mass equal to 100 grams, used in the metric system.
Usage: Also spelled hectogram; common in scientific and culinary contexts.

Examples

• The recipe calls for 2 hektograms of flour.
• A hektogram is one-tenth of a kilogram.
• The package weighed exactly 5 hektograms.
• In metric measurements, a hektogram equals 100 grams.
• The scientist measured out 3 hektograms of the chemical compound.