A Treatise on pharmacy for students and pharmacistsLea, 1895 - 679 pages |
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... the metric weight generally employed , being frequently abbreviated , " kilo " it is equivalent to 24 avoirdupois pounds +34 grains . The following simple rules will enable anyone to readily convert WEIGHTS AND MEASURES . 29.
... the metric weight generally employed , being frequently abbreviated , " kilo " it is equivalent to 24 avoirdupois pounds +34 grains . The following simple rules will enable anyone to readily convert WEIGHTS AND MEASURES . 29.
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... frequently put up in boxes or blocks as shown in Fig . 12. The smaller dispensing weights are either made of brass or nickel- silver , after the style shown in Fig . 13 , or of aluminum if below the Block weights . FIG . 12 . III FIG ...
... frequently put up in boxes or blocks as shown in Fig . 12. The smaller dispensing weights are either made of brass or nickel- silver , after the style shown in Fig . 13 , or of aluminum if below the Block weights . FIG . 12 . III FIG ...
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... frequently used to indicate the weight of the empty vessel ( dish , box , bottle , or jar ) , in which the substance ( liquid or dry ) is to be weighed ; gross weight is the combined weight of the substance and the container , net ...
... frequently used to indicate the weight of the empty vessel ( dish , box , bottle , or jar ) , in which the substance ( liquid or dry ) is to be weighed ; gross weight is the combined weight of the substance and the container , net ...
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... frequently enables him to detect impurities or to determine the identity and quality of the drugs he handles . Spe- cific gravity means relative weight , or the relation between the volume and weight of bodies as compared with a ...
... frequently enables him to detect impurities or to determine the identity and quality of the drugs he handles . Spe- cific gravity means relative weight , or the relation between the volume and weight of bodies as compared with a ...
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... frequently more convenient to weigh substances at a tempera- ture above 15 ° C. than to cool the substance down and keep it at that point , the average room - temperature , 22 ° C. ( 71.6 ° F. ) , or even 25 ° C. ( 77 ° F. ) , has been ...
... frequently more convenient to weigh substances at a tempera- ture above 15 ° C. than to cool the substance down and keep it at that point , the average room - temperature , 22 ° C. ( 71.6 ° F. ) , or even 25 ° C. ( 77 ° F. ) , has been ...
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