drachm

[ dram ]

/ dræm /

a dram in apothecaries' and troy weights, and sometimes in avoirdupois weights.

Origin of drachm

learned spelling of dram

draa, drab, drabbet, drabble, dracaena, drachm, drachma, drack, draco, draco lizard, dracone

drachm ²

[ dram ]

/ dræm /

drachma.

(after directions to take one drachm of aceto-nitrate of silver), of the words "one drachm of saturated solution of gallic acid."

Notes and Queries, Number 168, January 15, 1853 |Various
A drachm each of saltpetre, ginger, and Barbadoes aloes will form a mild aperient, when made into a mass with a little soft soap.

Riding for Ladies |Mrs. Power O'Donoghue
Half a drachm of powdered drop lake may be substituted for the carmine where expense is an object.

Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II |Arnold Cooley
A grain of the sublimate in a pint or more of water, with a drachm of table-salt, will be found both mild and efficient.

A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I |Various

Bromide of potassium and hydrate of chloral in drachm doses should be given in connection with conium.

Insomnia; and Other Disorders of Sleep |Henry M. Lyman

drachm

/ (dræm) /

Also called: fluid dram British one eighth of a fluid ounce

US another name for dram (def. 2)

another name for drachma

C14: learned variant of dram

drachm

[ drăm ]

dram