DRACHM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does drachm mean? 

• DRACHM (noun)
  The noun DRACHM has 3 senses:

1. a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains

2. a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 60 minims or 3.5516 cubic centimeters

3. a unit of capacity or volume in the apothecary system equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce

  Familiarity information: DRACHM used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DRACHM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

drachm; drachma; dram

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 60 minims or 3.5516 cubic centimeters

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

drachm; fluid drachm; fluid dram; fluidram

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 capacity or volume in the apothecary system equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

drachm; fluid drachm; fluid dram; fluidram

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)