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DRACHM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A unit of capacity or volume in the apothecary system equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce
Synonyms:
drachm; fluid drachm; fluid dram; fluidram
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("drachm" is a kind of...):
United States liquid unit (a liquid unit officially adopted in the United States Customary System)
Meronyms (parts of "drachm"):
minim (a United States liquid unit equal to 1/60 fluidram)
Holonyms ("drachm" is a part of...):
fluid ounce; fluidounce (a United States unit of capacity or volume equal to 1.804 cubic inches)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 60 minims or 3.5516 cubic centimeters
Synonyms:
drachm; fluid drachm; fluid dram; fluidram
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("drachm" is a kind of...):
British capacity unit; Imperial capacity unit (a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet)
Meronyms (parts of "drachm"):
minim (a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 1/60th fluid dram or 0.059194 cubic centimeters)
Holonyms ("drachm" is a part of...):
fluid ounce; fluidounce (a British imperial unit of capacity or volume (liquid or dry) equal to 8 fluid drams or 28.416 cubic centimeters (1.734 cubic inches))
Sense 3
Meaning:
A unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("drachm" is a kind of...):
apothecaries' unit; apothecaries' weight (any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces)
Meronyms (parts of "drachm"):
scruple (a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains)
Holonyms ("drachm" is a part of...):
apothecaries' ounce; ounce; troy ounce (a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a troy pound)
