fluid dram

1. 1.

   a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 60 minims or 3.5516 cubic centimeters

   Synonymsfluidramfluid drachmdrachm

   BroaderBritish capacity unit

   Part offluidounce

   Partsminim
2. 2.

   a unit of capacity or volume in the apothecary system equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce

   Synonymsfluidramfluid drachmdrachm

   BroaderUnited States liquid unit

   Part offluidounce

   Partsminim

Questions about fluid dram

What does fluid dram mean?

fluid dram means "a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 60 minims or 3.5516 cubic centimeters". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for fluid dram?

Close synonyms include fluidram, fluid drachm, drachm, fluidram, fluid drachm. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fluid dram a common word?

fluid dram is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.