sixtieth+part+of+a+drachm
1minim — n. 1. Dwarf. 2. Drop, sixtieth part of a drachm. 3. (Mus.) Two crotchets, half a semibreve. 4. Minnow. 5. Minion, a small type …
2Laudanum — Combination of Morphine morphinan Codeine morphinan Thebaine morphinan Papaverine benzylisoquinoline Clinical data Pregna …
3minim — 1. A fluid measure, 160 of a fluidrachm; in the case of water about one drop. 2. Smallest; least; the smallest of several similar structures. [L. minimus, least] * * * min·im min əm n either of two units of capacity equal to 1/60 fluid dram: a) a …
4Minim — Min im, n. [F. minime, L. minimus the least, smallest, a superl. of minor: cf. It. minima a note in music. See {Minor}, and cf. Minimum.] [1913 Webster] 1. Anything very minute; as, the minims of existence; applied to animalcula; and the like.… …
5Comparison of the imperial and US customary measurement systems — Both the imperial and United States customary systems of measurement derive from earlier English systems used in the Middle Ages, that were the result of a combination of the local Anglo Saxon units inherited from German tribes and roman units… …
6minim — n. a unit of volume used in pharmacy, equivalent to one sixtieth part of a fluid drachm …
