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APOTHECARIES' UNIT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces
Synonyms:
apothecaries' unit; apothecaries' weight
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("apothecaries' unit" is a kind of...):
weight; weight unit (a unit used to measure weight)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "apothecaries' unit"):
grain (1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams)
scruple (a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains)
drachm; drachma; dram (a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains)
apothecaries' ounce; ounce; troy ounce (a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a troy pound)
apothecaries' pound; troy pound (an apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces or 373.242 grams)
