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Definition of Metric grain
1. Noun. A weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat.
Generic synonyms: Metric Weight Unit, Weight Unit
Terms within: Mg, Milligram
Group relationships: Decigram, Dg
Lexicographical Neighbors of Metric Grain
Literary usage of Metric grain
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. In Yellowest Jaunia and the Way Out: Or, "Sound Money" Versus Self Money by Alfred Emerson (1901)
"If the passing of the other British possessions and of Great Britain herself from
a 125-mint- grain to a 125-light-metric-grain sovereign is contemplated, ..."
2. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1901)
"In the proposed adaption, which is given in detail in the table, there are no
changes whatever in the metric standards. The new metric grain proposed is ..."
3. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention (1901)
"In the proposed adaption, which is given in detail in the table, there are no
changes whatever in the metric standards. The new metric grain proposed is ..."
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