Noun: apothecaries' ounce
- A unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a troy pound
"The pharmacist measured out the medication in apothecaries' ounces";
- ounce, troy ounce
Derived forms: apothecaries' ounces
Type of: apothecaries' unit, apothecaries' weight, troy unit
Part of: apothecaries' pound, troy pound
Encyclopedia: Apothecaries' ounce