What's the difference between centigram and centner?
Centigram
Definition:
(n.) Alt. of Centigramme
Example Sentences:
(1) Homogeneous fragments of exosporium were extricated in centigram amounts from dormant spores of Bacillus cereus and analyzed for intrinsic constituents.
(2) By modifying previously described multi-step protein purification assays, centigram quantities of pure rat C-reactive protein (CRP) could be obtained in a single chromatographic step using affinity chromatography.
Centner
Definition:
(n.) A weight divisible first into a hundred parts, and then into smaller parts.
(n.) The commercial hundredweight in several of the continental countries, varying in different places from 100 to about 112 pounds.