weight unit vs metric hundredweight

metric hundredweight vs weight unit

weight unit and metric hundredweight both are nouns.

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

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

weight unit: a decimal unit of weight based on the gram
metric hundredweight: a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms in the metric system

Other hyponyms of weight unit include mcg, microgram, mg, milligram, nanogram, ng, grain, metric 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, quintal, metric ton, MT, t, tonne, gigatonne, Gt.

weight unit (noun)	metric hundredweight (noun)
a unit used to measure weight	a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms in the metric system
a decimal unit of weight based on the gram

Difference between weight unit and metric hundredweight

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