scruple

scruple

 (℈) (scr) [skroo´pl]

in the apothecaries' system, a unit of weight equal to 20 grains (1.296 grams).

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scru·ple

(skrū'pĕl),

An apothecaries' weight of 20 grains or one third of a dram.

[L. scrupulus, a small sharp stone, a weight, the 24th part of an ounce, a scruple, dim. of scrupus, a sharp stone]

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scruple

(skro͞o′pəl)

n.

A unit of apothecary weight equal to about 1.3 grams, or 20 grains.

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scru·ple

(skrū'pĕl)

An apothecaries' weight of 20 grains or one third of a dram.

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scru·ple

(skrū'pĕl)

An apothecaries' weight of 20 grains or one third of a dram.

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