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Drachm Common

Drachm has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

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

3

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

4

A small unit of weight, variously:

5

Alternative form of dram: One sixteenth of an ounce avoirdupois (approximately 1.77 g).

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
apothecaries' unit British capacity unit United States liquid unit
Rhyming Words
schm didrachm decadrachm tetradrachm fluid drachm
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