Defenition of the word ounce
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Defenition of the word ounce
- (Uncia uncia) A large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central Asia.
- 16 drams
- a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound
- large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur
- a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams
Synonyms for the word ounce
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- apothecaries' ounce
- bit
- degree
- little
- Panthera uncia
- scrap
- small amount
- snow leopard
- troy ounce
Similar words in the ounce
Meronymys for the word ounce
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- apothecaries' pound
- drachm
- drachma
- dram
- genus Panthera
- lb
- Panthera
- pennyweight
- pound
- troy pound
Hypernyms for the word ounce
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- apothecaries' unit
- apothecaries' weight
- avoirdupois unit
- big cat
- cat
- troy unit
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