| NOUN | quantity | ounce, troy ounce, apothecaries' ounce | a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound |
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| quantity | ounce, oz. | a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams | |
| animal | ounce, snow leopard, Panthera uncia | large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur |
| Sounds | aw'ns | |
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| Rhymes | announce ... trounce: 10 rhymes with awns... | |
| Meaning | A unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound. | |
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| Synonyms | troy ounce, apothecaries' ounce | |
| Part of | troy pound, apothecaries' pound | An apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces or 373.242 grams |
| Parts | dram, drachm, drachma | A unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains |
| pennyweight | A unit of apothecary weight equal to 24 grains | |
| Broader | apothecaries' unit, apothecaries' weight | Any weight unit used in pharmacy |
| troy unit | Any of the unit of the troy system of weights | |
| Spanish | onza, onza troy | |
| Catalan | unça | |
| Meaning | A unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams. | |
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| Synonym | oz. | |
| Part of | pound, lb | 16 ounces avoirdupois |
| Parts | dram | 1/16 ounce or 1.771 grams |
| Broader | avoirdupois unit | Any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights |
| Spanish | onza | |
| Catalan | unça | |
| Meaning | large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur. | |
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| Synonyms | snow leopard, Panthera uncia | |
| Member of | Panthera, genus Panthera | lions |
| Broader | big cat, cat | Any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild |
| Spanish | irbis, leopardo de las nieves, onza | |
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