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apothecaries' ounce::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ounce, troy ounce |
| Type of | troy unit, apothecaries' weight, apothecaries' unit |
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apothecaries' ounce
The Sicilian apothecaries'ounce was divided in 10 drachms.
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Map showing examples of the weight of 1 apothecaries'ounce in grammes around 1800, before metrication and the Prussian weight reform.
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A volume of liquid that was approximately that of an apothecaries'ounce of water was called a fluid ounce, and was divided into fluid drachms and sometimes also fluid scruples.
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The subdivisions of the apothecaries'ounce were the same as in the other Romance countries, however, and were different from the subdivisions of the otherwise identical civil ounce.
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