hectokilogram

H4E1C3T1O1K5I1L1O1G2R1A1M3

noun

A unit of mass equal to 100,000 grams.

Scrabble 25
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounhectokilogram (plural hectokilograms)

plural hectokilograms · alternative UK hectokilogramme

  1. datedA unit of mass equal to 100,000 grams.

Origin

From hectokilo- + gram.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

hectokilogram. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hectokilogram

MLA

“hectokilogram.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hectokilogram. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hectokilogram,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hectokilogram.

Source: hectokilogram on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.