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Apothecaries' weight
grains gr minims m drams dr ounces oz pounds lb (12oz.=lb) |
system used for measuring and weighing drugs and solutions, precious metals, and precious stones
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Avoirdupois weight
drops gtt teaspoon tsp tablespoon T ounces oz pound lb (16 oz = 1 lb) |
The system of measuring & weighing used in English-speaking countries for all commodities except drugs, precious stones, and precious metals
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Metric system
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A system of weighing and measuring based on the meter and having all units based on the power of ten
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a trillion times is
tera T 10 to the ? |
... T trillion times
10 to the 12 |
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giga G
...... times ten to the ? |
... G billion times
10 to the 9th |
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mega m
is how many times is ten to the ...? |
... m million times 10 6
is ten to the 6 |
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kilo k
is how many times is ten to the ...? |
... k thousand times
is ten to the 3rd or 10 3rd |
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hecto h is
how many times is ten to the what? |
... h is hundred times
10 to the 2nd |
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deka dk is how many times?
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... dk ten times
is ten to the first or 10 to 1st |
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deci d is how many tenths?
deci is how much of a unit |
... d is
1/10 of a unit 10 to the -1 |
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centi c is what in tens?
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...c is
1/100 of a unit or 10 to the -2 |
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milli m is how many 10s?
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... m is
1/1000 of a unit or 10 to the -3 |
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micro µ is how many 10s?
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... m is
1/1,000,000 or 10 to the -6 |
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nano n is how many 10s:
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... n is
1/1,000,000,000 or 10 to the -9 |
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pico p is ... how many 10s?
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... p is
1/1,000,000,000,000 or 10 to the -12 |
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Metric Weight:
microgram µg or mcg is ... mg |
... µg or mcg is:
1000 = 1 milligram (mg) |
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milligram mg is ... g
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... mg is
1000 mg = 1 gram (g or gm) |
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centigram cg is ... g
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... cg is
100 cg = 1 g |
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decigram dg is ... g:
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... dg is
10 dg = 1 g |
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gram g or gm is ... g
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...g is
1 g = 1 g |
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dekagram dkg is ... g:
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... dkg
1 dkg = 10 g |
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hectagram hg is ... g
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... hg is
1 hg = 100 g |
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kilogram kg is ... g
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... kg
1 kg = 1000 g |
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Metric Length:
millimeter mm is ... m |
... mm
1000 mm = 1 meter (m) |
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centimeter cm is ... m
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... cm
100 cm = 1 m |
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decimeter dm is ... m
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... dm
10 dm = 1 m |
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meter m is how many m?
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1 m = 1 m
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dekameter dkm is ... m?
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... dkm
10 m = 1 dkm |
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hectometer hm is ... m
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... hm
100 m = 1 hm |
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kilometer km is ... m
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... km
1000 m = 1 km |
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Metro Volume:
cubic centimeter cc is ... mL |
... cc
1 cc = 1mL (millimeter) |
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milliliter ml or mL is ... L
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... mL
1000ml = 1 L (liter) |
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centiliter cl is ... L
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... cL
100 cL = 1L |
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deciliter dl is ... L
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... dL is
10 dL = 1L |
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liter L or L
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...L
L is 1 L |
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dekaliter dkl is ... L
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... dkl
10 L = 1 dkl |
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hectoliter hL is ... L
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... hL
100L = 1 hL |
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kiloliter kL is ... L
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... kL
1000 L = 1 kL |
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Equivilants (equal to):
weight µg / mg mg/g g/kg kg/lb |
1000 µg = 1 mg
1000 mg = 1 g 1000g = 1 kg 1kg = 2.2 lb |
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length cm/in is in. = ...cm
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2.5 cm = 1 in.
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volume mL/cc/L
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1000 mL = 1000 cc = 1 L
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Energy:
joule J |
1 J = 0.24 c
What is J? |
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calorie c is ... J
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1 c = 4.18 J
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Temperature: ºT
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the degree (º) of sensible heat or cold expressed in terms of a specific scale
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Celsius ºC
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scale at which boiling is 100 and freezing is 0
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fahrenheit ºF
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scale where freezing is 32º
boiling is 212º |
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conversion of C to F
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times 9, divide by 5, add 32
ºF = (ºC X 9/5) + 32 |
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conversion of F to C
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subtract 32, times 5, divide by 9
ºC = (ºF - 32) X 5/9 |