Meaning | A unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound. |
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Synonyms | ounce, apothecaries' ounce |
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Part of | troy pound, apothecaries' pound | An apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces or 373.242 grams |
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Parts | dram, drachm, drachma | A unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains |
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pennyweight | A unit of apothecary weight equal to 24 grains |
Broader | apothecaries' unit, apothecaries' weight | Any weight unit used in pharmacy |
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troy unit | Any of the unit of the troy system of weights |
Spanish | onza, onza troy |
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Catalan | unça |
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