apothecaries' unit
Noun
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is a type of: weight, weight unit - a unit used to measure weightsubtypes:
- 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
same as: apothecaries' weight
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