fluid dram

Or fluid drachm

noun

fluid dram

fluid dram

A unit of liquid volume or capacity in the US Customary System equal to 1/8 of a fluid ounce (3.70 milliliters).

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Dissolve 1 fluid dram oil of bitter almonds in 3 quarts rectified spirits of 90 per cent. and store the fluid for some time before using it.

One dram by weight of the salep powder in a fluid dram and a half of the spirit, to half-a-pint of water, are the proper proportions.

Syrup of Dover's Powder 1 fluid dram Tincture of Aconite 10 drops Simple Syrup enough to make two ounces.

Another remedy is two fluid drams of tincture of kino three times daily.

Riley had the education, and he figured on reams of paper, reducing gallons to ounces and quarts to fluid drams.

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