Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun apothecaries'_weight

1 sense of apothecaries' weight

Sense 1
apothecaries' unit, apothecaries' weight -- (any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces)
       => weight unit, weight -- (a unit used to measure weight; "he placed two weights in the scale pan")