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APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT

\ɐpˈɒθɪkəɹiz wˈe͡ɪt], \ɐpˈɒθɪkəɹiz wˈe‍ɪt], \ɐ_p_ˈɒ_θ_ɪ_k_ə_ɹ_i_z w_ˈeɪ_t]\

Definitions of APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT

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2011 - English Dictionary Database
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary

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any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

See Weights, Table of.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

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