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ounce (oz) (ouns) a measure of weight. In the avoirdupois system, 116 lb, 28.3495 g, or 437.5 grains; in the apothecaries' system, 112 lb, 31.03 g, or 480 grains.

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fluid ounce  (fl oz) a unit of liquid measure of the apothecaries' system; in the United States it is one-sixteenth of a pint, or 29.57 mL. In Great Britain, (imperial ounce), it is one-twentieth of an (imperial) pint, or 28.41 mL.

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ounce (ouns)

n. Abbr. oz, oz.

1. A unit of weight in the US Customary System, an avoirdupois unit equal to 437.5 grains or 28.35 grams.

2. A unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or 31.10 grams.

3. A fluid ounce.

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ounce

1. a measure of weight in both the avoirdupois and the apothecaries' system; abbreviation oz. The ounce avoirdupois is 28.3495 g, 1/16 lb, or 437.5 gr. The apothecaries' ounce is 31.103 g, 1/12 lb, or 480 gr.; . See also Tables 4.1 and 4.2.

2. See snow leopard.

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fluid ounce

a unit of liquid measure of the apothecaries' system, being 8 fluid drams, or the equivalent of 29.57 ml.

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ounce An English system unit of weight that is obsolete in civilized nations, but is still popular in the US; the apothecary ounce is equal to 31.1 g; the avoirdupois ounce is equal to 28.35 g