metric weight unit vs metric grain

metric grain vs metric weight unit

metric weight unit and metric grain both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
metric weight unit	Yes	No	No	No
metric grain	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, metric grain is a hyponym of metric weight unit; that is, metric grain is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than metric weight unit:

metric weight unit: a decimal unit of weight based on the gram
metric grain: a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat

Other hyponyms of metric weight unit include mcg, microgram, mg, milligram, nanogram, ng, grain, decigram, dg, carat, g, gm, gram, gramme, gram-atomic weight, gram atom, gram molecule, mol, mole, dag, decagram, dekagram, dkg, hectogram, hg, kg, kilo, kilogram, myg, myriagram, centner, centner, doppelzentner, hundredweight, metric hundredweight, quintal, metric ton, MT, t, tonne, gigatonne, Gt.

metric weight unit (noun)	metric grain (noun)
a decimal unit of weight based on the gram	a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat

Difference between metric weight unit and metric grain

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