APOTHECARIES' UNIT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)