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DRACHM
fluidram, fluid dram, fluid drachm, drachm
(noun) a unit of capacity or volume in the apothecary system equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce
fluidram, fluid dram, fluid drachm, drachm
(noun) a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 60 minims or 3.5516 cubic centimeters
dram, drachm, drachma
(noun) a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
drachm (plural drachms)
(units of measurement) A small unit of weight, variously:
Alternative form of dram: One sixteenth of an ounce avoirdupois (approximately 1.77 g).
(pharmacy) 1/8 ounce apothecary (3.89 g) (symbol: ℨ).
(historical, obsolete) Alternative form of dirhem: a small former Turkish weight (variously 1.5–3.5 g).
(historical, obsolete) Alternative form of drachma: a small former Greek weight (about 4.3 g).
(obsolete) Alternative form of drachma: a Greek silver coin weighing one drachma.
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
Drachm, n. Etym: [See Drachma.]
1. A drachma.
2. Same as Dram.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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