apothecaries' weight

apothecaries' weight

n.

A system of weights used in pharmacy and based on an ounce equal to 480 grains and a pound equal to 12 ounces. It has been largely replaced by measures of the metric system.

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apothecaries' weight  (-pth-krz)

A system of weights used in pharmacy and based on an ounce equal to 480 grains and a pound equal to 12 ounces. It has been largely replaced by measures of the metric system.

Thesaurus

Noun

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apothecaries' weight - any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces apothecaries' unit weight unit, weight - a unit used to measure weight; "he placed two weights in the scale pan" 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 pound apothecaries' pound, troy pound - an apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces or 373.242 grams