Home › Words › H › hectokilogramhectokilogramhectokilogram means A unit of mass equal to 100,000 grams.EtymologyFrom hectokilo- + gram.nounA unit of mass equal to 100,000 grams.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.hectogram 77% match — An SI unit of mass equal to 10² grams. Symbol: hg vs hectokilogram →hectolitre 68% match — A unit of volume or capacity equivalent to 100 litres. Symbol: hL vs hectokilogram →hectokatal 66% match — An SI unit of catalytic activity equal to 10² katals. Symbol: h vs hectokilogram →hectad 63% match — A unit of land area, ten by ten (that is, a hundred) square kilometres, often used for assessing how widely distributed particular animals or plants are. vs hectokilogram →hectometric 63% match — Measured in hectometres vs hectokilogram →gigahectare 62% match — A unit of area equal to a billion (10⁹) hectares vs hectokilogram →hectoamp 61% match — An SI unit of electrical current equal to 10² amps. Symbol: h vs hectokilogram →hectogon 60% match — A polygon having a hundred sides. vs hectokilogram →