A metric unit of mass, equal to one tenth of a gram.
Example sentencesExamples
-  Lemon juice contains about six decigrams of the alkaline to half a liter and grape four and a half decigrams.
 -  If the sap is not available, 12 gram of Neem leaves and three decigrams pepper can be ground in water and taken.
 -  For its action as a febrifuge, doses of 6 decigrams are administered in a cachet or suspended in water.
 -  It is given in doses of 3 decigrams to 2 grams.
 -  Use the following calculator to convert between decigrams and dekagrams.