drachm

drachm

 (drăm)

n.

1. A dram.

2. A drachma.

drachm

(dræm)

n

1. (Units) Also called: fluid dram Brit one eighth of a fluid ounce

2. (Units) US another name for dram²

3. (Currencies) another name for drachma

[C14: learned variant of dram]

drachm¹

(dræm)

n. Brit.

a dram in apothecaries' and troy weights, and sometimes in avoirdupois weights.

[learned sp. of dram]

drachm²

(dræm)

n.

drachma.

drachm

A unit of weight in the apothecaries’ system. 1 drachm = 1⁄8 apothecaries’ ounce (60 grains).

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	drachm - a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains drachma, dram 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 scruple - a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains apothecaries' ounce, ounce, troy ounce - a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound
	2.	drachm - a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 60 minims or 3.5516 cubic centimeters fluid drachm, fluid dram, fluidram British capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit - a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet minim - a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 1/60th fluid dram or 0.059194 cubic centimeters fluid ounce, fluidounce - a British imperial unit of capacity or volume (liquid or dry) equal to 8 fluid drams or 28.416 cubic centimeters (1.734 cubic inches)
	3.	drachm - a unit of capacity or volume in the apothecary system equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce fluid drachm, fluid dram, fluidram United States liquid unit - a liquid unit officially adopted in the United States Customary System minim - a United States liquid unit equal to 1/60 fluidram fluid ounce, fluidounce - a United States unit of capacity or volume equal to 1.804 cubic inches

Translations

drachm

[dræm] N

1. (Pharm) (= measure) → dracma f

2. = drachma