Decigram

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Decigram \Dec"i*gram\, Decigramme \Dec"i*gramme\, n. [F.
     d['e]cigramme; pref. d['e]ci- tenth (fr. L. decimus) +
     gramme.]
     A quantity of mass in the metric system equal to one tenth of
     a gram, and equal to 1.5432 grains avoirdupois. See 3rd
     {gram}.


     [1913 Webster] Decil

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  decigram
       n : 1/10 gram [syn: {dg}]