a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
source: WordNet 3.0
Danish physician and bacteriologist who developed a method of staining bacteria to distinguish among them (1853-1938)
source: WordNet 3.0
The East Indian name of the chick- pea (Cicer arietinum) and its seeds; also, other similar seeds there used for food.
source: Webster 1913
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, n., 4.
