noun
- Plural of hektogram; units of mass equal to 100 grams, commonly used in cooking and commerce.
Usage: Also spelled hectogram in some regions.; Standard metric unit of mass.; Commonly abbreviated as hg.
Examples
- The recipe calls for 3 hektograms of flour.
- A package of butter typically weighs 2 hektograms.
- The scale displayed the weight in hektograms.
- She measured out 5 hektograms of sugar for the cake.
- Most European food labels show weights in hektograms.