MEASURES OF CAPACITY OF THE IMPERIAL SYSTEM. 



Metric 

 Equivalent. 



1 minim abbreviated min. or m 0.0592 c.c. 



60 min. 1 fluid drachm abbreviated fl. dr. or fl. 3 (often 3) . . 3.5515 c.c. 



8 fl. dr. 1 fluid ounce abbreviated fl.oz. or fl 5 (often 5) .... 28.4123 c.c. 



20 fl. oz. 1 pint abbreviated pt. or O 568.2454 c.c. 



8 pints 1 gallon abbreviated gal. or C 4.5459 L. 



RELATION OF VOLUME TO MASS IN THE IMPERIAL SYSTEM. 



1 minin is the volume at 62F. of 0.9114 grains of distilled water. 



1 fluid drachm is the volume at 62 F.of 54.6875 grains of distilled water. 



1 fluid ounce is the volume at 62 F. of 1 oz. or 437.5 grains of distilled * . 

 water. 



1 pint is the volume at 62F. of 1.25 Ib. or 8,750 grains of distilled water. 



1 gallon is the volume at 62 F. of 10 Ib or 70,000 grains of distilled 

 water. 



109.71 min. (approximately 110 min.) is the volume at 62 F. of 100 

 grains of water. 



The more modern and convenient system adopted as an alternative 

 system in galenical operations by the Pharmacopoeia and as the preferred 

 system in the British Pharmaceutical Codex, and in the Pharmacopoeia of 

 the United States of America, is the Metric System. It is the sole system 

 in use throughout Europe, and will doubtless be adopted as the preferred 

 system in the next revision of the British Pharmacopoeia. 



METRIC SYSTEM MEASURES OF MASS. 



Imperial 

 Equivalent. 



1 milligramme abbreviated mgm. 0.001 gramme . . 0.015 gr. 



1 centigramme abbreviated cgm. 0.01 gramme 



1 decigramme abbreviated dgm. 0.1 gramme. . 1.543 grs. 



1 gramme (The weight of 1 Millilitre of distilled water at 4C.) 



abbreviated gm I ' - ^432 *" 



1 decagramme abbreviated dkgm. 10 grammes. .153.4 grs 



1 hectogramme abbreviated hgm. 100 grammes. . 



1 kilogramme abbreviated kgm, or kilo, 1000 grammes, 2.20461b., 35.2 



oz. 

 oz. 



nectogramnit: a.uuicvian~_i "g"- 



kilogramme abbreviated kgm, or kilo, 1000 grammes, 2.20461b., 35.27 



