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drachm

DEFINITIONS OF: drachm

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n a unit of capacity or volume in the apothecary system equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce

Synonyms:
fluid drachm, fluid dram, fluidram
Type of:
United States liquid unit
a liquid unit officially adopted in the United States Customary System

n a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains

Synonyms:
drachma, dram
Type of:
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

n a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 60 minims or 3.5516 cubic centimeters

Synonyms:
fluid drachm, fluid dram, fluidram
Type of:
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
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