centigramn.
/ˈsɛntᵻɡram/, U.S. /ˈsɛn(t)əˌɡræm/ One hundredth of a gram (approx. 0.154 grain). Symbol cg.
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1795 Monthly Rev. 17 App. 557 The denominations of all other sorts of measure shall follow the same analogy: the tenth part of the litre being called a decilitre, the hundredth part of the gramme, a centigramme.
1801 W. Dupré Lexicographia-neologica Gallica 73 Décigramme..equal to ten centigrammes.
1830 Repertory Patent Inventions 9 316 One centigramme of bruised gunpowder.
1871 Rep. Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1870 202 The effect of taking..seven centigrams of gold out of the sovereign..will now be evident.
1909 H. V. Arny Princ. Pharmacy i. ii. 39 For weighing a smaller quantity than a centigramme recourse is had to a rider weight.
1973 Biol. Bull. 145 267 The basket of beans was..very rapidly weighed to nearest centigram on a torsion balance and resubmerged.
2008 H. F. Walker et al. Certified Quality Inspector Handbk. i. v. 45 To convert centigrams into milligrams, the table shows that we multiply the number of centigrams by a factor of 10.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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