HyperDic: troy_pound

English > 1 sense of the expression troy pound:
NOUNquantitytroy pound, apothecaries' poundan apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces or 373.242 grams
English > troy pound: 1 sense > noun 1, quantity
MeaningAn apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces or 373.242 grams.
Synonymapothecaries' pound
Partsounce, troy ounce, apothecaries' ounceA unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound
Broaderapothecaries' unit, apothecaries' weightAny weight unit used in pharmacy
troy unitAny of the unit of the troy system of weights

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