: any of several leguminous plants (such as a chickpea) grown especially for their seed
also
: their seeds
1
: a metric unit of mass equal to ¹/₁₀₀₀ kilogram and nearly equal to the mass of one cubic centimeter of water at its maximum density see Metric System Table
2
: the weight of a gram under the acceleration of gravity
: drawing : writing : record
chronogram
telegram
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Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2025
Three cups of popcorn have less than 100 calories, 3 grams of protein, and over 3 grams of fiber.27
Add just two teaspoons of nutritional yeast for an extra 20 calories, 3 grams of protein, and 1 gram of fiber.
—Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 6 Feb. 2025
Extremely low-carbohydrate diets, like the keto diet, allow fewer than 50 grams of carbohydrates per day or less than 10% of calories from carbohydrates.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 5 Feb. 2025
The human brain may contain up to a spoon’s worth of tiny plastic shards—not a spoonful, but the same weight (about seven grams) as a plastic spoon, according to new findings published Monday in the journal Nature Medicine.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Feb. 2025
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The unique construction fosters strategic, 33% weight shift to improve stability and places 100 grams of Tungsten in the heel and toe to lower the center of gravity for higher launch.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2025
Three cups of popcorn have less than 100 calories, 3 grams of protein, and over 3 grams of fiber.27
Add just two teaspoons of nutritional yeast for an extra 20 calories, 3 grams of protein, and 1 gram of fiber.
—Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 6 Feb. 2025
Extremely low-carbohydrate diets, like the keto diet, allow fewer than 50 grams of carbohydrates per day or less than 10% of calories from carbohydrates.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 5 Feb. 2025
The human brain may contain up to a spoon’s worth of tiny plastic shards—not a spoonful, but the same weight (about seven grams) as a plastic spoon, according to new findings published Monday in the journal Nature Medicine.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Feb. 2025
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gram
noun
variants
or chiefly British gramme
1
: a metric unit of mass equal to ¹/₁₀₀₀ kilogram and nearly equal to the mass of one cubic centimeter of water at its maximum density
—abbreviation g
2
: the weight of a gram under standard gravity
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