Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

shoeful
the amount that a shoe will hold
 
coefficient of self induction
the ratio of the electromotive force produced in a circuit by self-induction to the rate of change of current producing it, expressed in henries
 
addition
a quantity that is added
 
pfennig
100 pfennigs formerly equaled 1 Deutsche Mark in Germany
 
pa'anga
the basic unit of money in Tonga
 
rem
(roentgen equivalent man) the dosage of ionizing radiation that will cause the same amount of injury to human tissue as 1 roentgen of X-rays
 
quetzal
the basic unit of money in Guatemala; equal to 100 centavos
 
eyedrop
a drop from an eye dropper
 
Russian monetary unit
monetary unit in Russia
 
scruple
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
 
barye
the absolute unit of pressure equal to one dyne per square centimeter
 
duodecimal digit
a digit from 0 to 11 in duodecimal notation
 
litas
the basic unit of money in Lithuania
 
body count
a count of troops killed in an operation or time period
 
Honduran monetary unit
monetary unit in Honduras
 
plateful
the quantity contained in a plate
 
Tanzanian shilling
the basic unit of money in Tanzania; equal to 100 cents
 
exposure
the intensity of light falling on a photographic film or plate
 
fils
a fractional monetary unit in Bahrain and Iraq and Jordan and Kuwait; equal to one thousandth of a dinar
 
cicero
a linear unit of the size of type slightly larger than an em
 
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