Fluid drachm

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A British unit of volume equal to 60 minims or 3.55 ml.
  2. 2
    a unit of capacity or volume in the apothecary system equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce wordnet
  3. 3
    a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 60 minims or 3.5516 cubic centimeters wordnet

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ, “a weight and coin”).