gram (n.)

  1. a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

    [ Syn: gramme , gm , g ]

  2. Danish physician and bacteriologist who developed a method of staining bacteria to distinguish among them (1853-1938)

    [ Syn: gram , hans c. j. gram ]

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