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troy ounce

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Noun1.troy ounce - a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound
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
pennyweight - a unit of apothecary weight equal to 24 grains
drachm, drachma, dram - a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains
apothecaries' pound, troy pound - an apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces or 373.242 grams


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Gold bullion coins are usually available in a variety of sizes, usually 1 troy ounce or less.
287 inches in diameter, contains one troy ounce of gold and has a weight of 1.
Today's reprieve means that pints and miles - and the Troy ounce for weighing gold bullion (one Troy ounce is 31.
 
 
 
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