| apothecaries' weights and measures |
An outdated and obsolete system of weights and measures formerly used by physicians and pharmacists; based on 480 grains to 1 oz and 12 oz to 1 lb. It has been replaced by the metric system. SEE:
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| apothecaries' w. |
a system of weights used in compounding prescriptions, based on the grain (64.8 mg). Its units are the scruple (20 grains), dram (3 scruples), ounce (8 drams), and pound (12 ounces).
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| apothem |
in a regular polygon, the perpendicular distance from the center to a side; in a circle with a chord, the distance from the midpoint of a chord to the circle's center
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| apothecary |
1. One who prepared and sold drugs for medicinal purposes. 2. a store or collection of medicinal drugs.
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| apothem |
of a regular polygon A perpendicular segment from the center of the polygon' s circumscribed circle to a side of the polygon (Lesson 9.4).
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