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Definition of Fluidounce

1. Noun. A British imperial unit of capacity or volume (liquid or dry) equal to 8 fluid drams or 28.416 cubic centimeters (1.734 cubic inches).

2. Noun. A United States unit of capacity or volume equal to 1.804 cubic inches.

Definition of Fluidounce

1. n. See Fluid ounce, under Fluid.

Definition of Fluidounce

1. Noun. (alternative form of fluid ounce) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Fluidounce

1. A measure of capacity: 8 fluidrams. The imperial fluidounce is a measure containing 1 avoirdupois ounce, 437.5 grains, of distilled water at 15.6°C, and equals 28.4 ml; the U.S. Fluidounce is 1/128 gallon, contains 454.6 grains of distilled water at 25°C, and equals 29.57 ml. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fluidounce

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fluidlike fluidly fluidness fluidnesses fluidodynamics fluidounce (current term) fluidounces fluidrachm fluidrachms fluidram

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Literary usage of Fluidounce

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Manual of Chemical Examination of the Urine in Disease by Austin Flint (1884)
"For example, if calculations have been made from tables E or F, of the proportion per fluidounce, of urea, chlorine, sulphuric acid, ..."

2. The Modern Materia Medica: The Source, Chemical and Physical Properties (1911)
"... PAS-AVENA is a liquid nerve sedative each fluidounce of which is said to ... nervine each fluidounce of which represents scutellaria 96 grains, ..."

3. A Manual of Chemical Analysis as Applied to the Examination of Medicinal by Friedrich Hoffmann, Frederick Belding Power (1883)
"The capsule and contents are cooled, and, when cool, 5 cubic centimeters (0.17 fluidounce) of alcohol, spec, gray. 0.820, added, and the mixture stirred ..."

4. American Druggist (1889)
"A common error, made by many pharmacists, is that the fluidounce weighs 480 grains because it contains that number of minims. Its weight is 455.7 grains, ..."

5. The Art of Compounding: A Text Book for Students and Reference Book for by Wilbur Lincoln Scoville (1904)
"This will give slightly less than a fluidounce of solution, ... The exact amount by weight which we should have to make in order to get a fluidounce, ..."

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