Apothecaries' Weight Definition

ə-pŏthĭ-kĕrēz
noun
A system of weights no longer used in modern pharmacy.
Webster's New World
A system of weights used in pharmacy and based on an ounce equal to 480 grains and a pound equal to 12 ounces. It has been largely replaced by measures of the metric system.
American Heritage Medicine
A system of weights used in pharmacy and based on an ounce equal to 480 grains and a pound equal to 12 ounces. It has been largely replaced by measures of the metric system.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • apothecaries unit

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