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DRAM
(dram)
1.
The fluid dram is defined as 1/8 fluid ounce
2. A unit of
apothecary weight equal to 1/8 ounce or 60 grains (3.89
grams)
Common
clues: Apothecary's
weight; 60 grains; Eighth of a fluid ounce; Perfume amount;
Pharmacist's weight; Spot of brandy
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The
dram (archaic spelling drachm; apothecary symbol ℨ) was
historically both a coin and a weight. Currently it is both a
small mass in the Apothecaries' system of weights and a small
unit of volume. This unit is called more correctly fluid dram or
in contraction also fluidram.
Dram
glass
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