fluid drachm

fluid drachm
noun
1. a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 60 minims or 3.5516 cubic centimeters
Syn: ↑fluidram, ↑fluid dram, ↑drachm
Part Holonyms: ↑fluidounce, ↑fluid ounce
Part Meronyms: ↑minim
2. a unit of capacity or volume in the apothecary system equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce
Syn: ↑fluidram, ↑fluid dram, ↑drachm
Hypernyms: ↑United States liquid unit
Part Holonyms: ↑fluidounce, ↑fluid ounce
Part Meronyms: ↑minim

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  • Fluid Drachm — Fluid dram und Fluid drachm (»Flüssigdrachme«) sind Maßeinheiten des Raums (Flüssigkeit, Apothekermaß), die vor allem in Nordamerika gebräuchlich sind. Das Einheitenzeichen für Fluid dram ist US.fl.dr. Das Einheitenzeichen für Fluid drachm ist… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Fluid drachm — Fluid dram und Fluid drachm (»Flüssigdrachme«) sind Maßeinheiten des Raums (Flüssigkeit, Apothekermaß), die vor allem in Nordamerika gebräuchlich sind. Das Einheitenzeichen für Fluid dram ist US.fl.dr. Das Einheitenzeichen für Fluid drachm ist… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Fluid drachm — Fluid Flu id, n. A fluid substance; a body whose particles move easily among themselves. [1913 Webster] Note: Fluid is a generic term, including liquids and gases as species. Water, air, and steam are fluids. By analogy, the term was sometimes… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Fluid drachm — Dram Dram (dr[a^]m), n. [OF. drame, F. drachme, L. drachma, drachm, drachma, fr. Gr. drachmh , prop., a handful, fr. dra ssesqai to grasp. Cf. {Drachm}, {Drachma}.] 1. A weight; in Apothecaries weight, one eighth part of an ounce, or sixty… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fluid drachm — /fluəd ˈdræm/ (say floohuhd dram) noun a unit of capacity in the imperial system equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce or approx. 3.552 × 10 3 litres. Symbol: fl dr …  

  • Fluid dram — und Fluid drachm (»Flüssigdrachme«) sind Maßeinheiten des Raums (Flüssigkeit, Apothekermaß), die vor allem in Nordamerika gebräuchlich sind. Das Einheitenzeichen für Fluid dram ist US.fl.dr. Das Einheitenzeichen für Fluid drachm ist Imp.fl.dr. 1… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • drachm — ► NOUN historical 1) a unit of weight equivalent to 60 grains or one eighth of an ounce. 2) (also fluid drachm) a liquid measure equivalent to 60 minims or one eighth of a fluid ounce. ORIGIN originally denoting the ancient Greek drachma: from… …   English terms dictionary

  • Fluid — Flu id, n. A fluid substance; a body whose particles move easily among themselves. [1913 Webster] Note: Fluid is a generic term, including liquids and gases as species. Water, air, and steam are fluids. By analogy, the term was sometimes applied… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Fluid dram — Fluid Flu id, n. A fluid substance; a body whose particles move easily among themselves. [1913 Webster] Note: Fluid is a generic term, including liquids and gases as species. Water, air, and steam are fluids. By analogy, the term was sometimes… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Fluid ounce — Fluid Flu id, n. A fluid substance; a body whose particles move easily among themselves. [1913 Webster] Note: Fluid is a generic term, including liquids and gases as species. Water, air, and steam are fluids. By analogy, the term was sometimes… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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