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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Gram \Gram\, Gramme \Gramme\, noun [F. gramme, from Gr. ? that which is written, a letter, a small weight, fr. ? to write. See {Graphic.}] The unit of weight in the metric system. It was intended to be exactly, and is very nearly, equivalent to the weight in a vacuum of one cubic centimeter of pure water at its maximum density. It is equal to 15.432 grains. See {Grain}, noun, 4.
{Gram degree}, or {Gramme degree} (Physics), a unit of heat, being the amount of heat necessary to raise the temperature of one gram of pure water one degree centigrade.
{Gram equivalent} (Electrolysis), that quantity of the metal which will replace one gram of hydrogen.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Gramme \Gramme\, noun Same as {Gram} the weight.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
gramme
noun: a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram [syn: {gram}, {gm}, {g}]
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