Dezigramm

decigram (one tenth of a gram)

noun DAY-tsee-gram Rare

Usage Note

Dezigramm (Abkürzung dg) ist im modernen Alltag kaum gebräuchlich, erscheint aber in Lehrbüchern als Teil der systematischen Einheitenreihe und gelegentlich in pharmazeutischen Rezepten.

Examples

"Auf alten Rezepten findet man Dosierungen in Dezigramm."

Natural Translation

Old prescriptions sometimes list dosages in decigrams.

Literal Translation

On old prescriptions one finds dosages in decigrams.

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