| Noun | 1. | apothecaries' unit - any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ouncesweight unit, weight - a unit used to measure weight; "he placed two weights in the scale pan" grain - 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams scruple - a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains drachm, drachma, dram - a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains | |