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

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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

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Drachm, n. Etym: [See Drachma.]

1. A drachma.

2. Same as Dram.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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