Term: scruple: a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
Broader: apothecaries' unit: any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces | Unrelated: suspensory: a bandage of elastic fabric applied to uplift a dependant part (as the scrotum or a pendulous breast)
Broader: apothecaries' unit: any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces | Unrelated: kilowatt hour: a unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour
Broader: apothecaries' unit: any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces | Unrelated: abbreviation: shortening something by omitting parts of it
Broader: apothecaries' unit: any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces | Unrelated: referral: a recommendation to consult the (professional) person or group to whom one has been referred
Broader: apothecaries' unit: any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces | Unrelated: skim: a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid
Broader: apothecaries' unit: any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces | Unrelated: defense: the justification for some act or belief
Broader: apothecaries' unit: any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces | Unrelated: gathering: a group of persons together in one place
Broader: apothecaries' unit: any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces | Unrelated: sympathetic nervous system: originates in the thoracic regions of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the parasympathetic: reduces digestive secretions; speeds the heart; contracts blood vessels
Broader: apothecaries' unit: any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces | Unrelated: symphalangus: used in some classifications for the siamangs
Broader: apothecaries' unit: any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces | Unrelated: proboscidea: an order of animals including elephants and mammoths