APOTHECARIES' POUND

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces or 373.242 grams

Synonyms:

apothecaries' pound; troy pound

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("apothecaries' pound" is a kind of...):

troy unit (any of the unit of the troy system of weights)

apothecaries' unit; apothecaries' weight (any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces)

Meronyms (parts of "apothecaries' pound"):

apothecaries' ounce; ounce; troy ounce (a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a troy pound)