MEDICAL AND BIOLOGICAL STAINING TECHNIQUES 



CONVERSION TABLES 



I milligrarome = o-ooi gramme = 0-015432 grains. 



I grain = 0-0648 grammes = 64-8 milligrammes. 



I gramme = 15*432 grains. 



I ounce (avoirdupois) = 28-3495 grammes. 



I ounce (troy) = 31-1035 grammes. 



I pound (avoirdupois) = 453-5924 grammes. 



II pounds = 5 kilogrammes. 



I ml. = I cc. = 16-23 niinims. 



10 minims = 0-616 ml. 



I fluid drachm = 3*697 ml. 



I fluid oimce = 29-673 ml. 



8 fluid ounces = 236-583 ml. 



I pint (English Imperial) = 567-94 ml. 



I litre = 1,000 ml. = 33*81 fluid ounces. 



I gallon (English Imperial) = 4-5435 litres. 



I inch =2-54 centimetres = 25-4 millimetres. 



I foot = 30-48 centimetres = 0*3048 metres. 



I yard = 0-9144 metres. 



I metre = i -09361 yards =39 inches (approximately). 



To convert Centigrade degrees to Fahrenheit, multiply by f then 

 add 32. 



To convert Fahrenheit to Centigrade degrees, deduct 32; then 

 multiply by f . 



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