apothecaries' measure
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nounDefinition of APOTHECARIES' MEASURE
: a system of liquid units of measure used chiefly by pharmacists —called also apothecary measure
See First Known Use of APOTHECARIES' MEASURE
circa 1900
apoth·e·car·ies' measure
noun \ə-ˈpäth-ə-ˌker-ēz-\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of APOTHECARIES' MEASURE
: a system of liquid units of measure used in compounding medical prescriptions that include the gallon, pint, fluid ounce, fluid dram, and minim
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