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CONVERSION TABLE:

MEASURE OF LENGTH MEASURE OF VOLUME MEASURE OF WEIGHT


1 meter (m) = 10 decimeters (dm) 1 liter (L) = 10 deciliters (dl) 1 gram (g) = 10 decigrams (dg)
= 100 centimeters (cm) = 100 centiliters (cl) = 100 centigrams (cg)
= 1,000 millimeters (mm) = 1,000 milliliters (ml) = 1,000 milligrams (ml)
= 1,000,000 micrometers (μm or mcm) = 1,000,000 micrometers (μm or mcm) = 1,000,000 micrometers (μm or mcm)
= 1,000,000,000 nanometers (nm) = 1,000,000,000 nanograms (ng)
= 1,000,000,000, 000 picograms (pg)
1,000 mm = 100 cm 1,000 ml = 1 liter (L) 1,000 mcg = 1 mg
100 cm = 1 m 1,000 mg = 1 g
1000 m = 1 km 1, 000 g = 1 kg
100 m = 1 hectometer (hm)
10 m = 1 dekameter (Dm)

EQUIVALENTS OF LENGTH EQUIVALENTS OF VOLUME EQUIVALENTS OF WEIGHT OTHER EQUIVALENTS


1 inch = 2.54 cm 1 fluid ounce (f℥) = 29.57 ml 1 grain (gr) = 0.065 g or 65 mg 1 oz (avoir) = 437.5 gr
36 inches = 1 yard 1 pint (16 fluid oz) = 473 ml 1 pound (lb) = 454 g 1℥ = 480 gr
12 inches = 1 foot (ft) 1 quart (32 fluid oz) = 946 ml 2.2 pounds (lbs) = 1 kg 1 gal (U.S.) = 128 f℥
1 m = 39.97 inches (in) 1 gallon (U.S.) = 3785 ml 1 g = 15.432 gr 1 f℥ (water) = 455 gr
1 ml = 16.23 ♍︎/mx 1 kg = 2.2 lbs (avoir)
1♍︎/mx = 0.06 ml 1 oz (avoir) = 28.35 g
1 fʒ = 3.69 ml 1℥ = 31.1 g

APOTHECARIES’ FLUID MEASURE APOTHECARIES’ MEASURE OF WEIGHT AVOIRDUPOIS MEASURE OF WEIGHT


60 minims (♍︎/mx) = 1 fluid drachm or fluidram (fʒ) 20 grains (gr) = 1 scruple (℈) 437.5 grains (gr) = 1 ounce (oz)
8 fʒ (480 minim) = 1 fluidounce (f℥) 3 scruples (60 grains) = 1 drachm or dram (ʒ) 16 pounces (7000 grains) = 1 pound (lb)
16 f℥ = 1 pint (pt) 8 drachms (480 grains) = 1 ounce (℥)
2 pints (32 fluidounces) = 1 quart (qt) 12 ounces (5760 grains) = 1 pound
4 quarts (8 pints) = 1 gallon (gal or C)
CONVERSION TABLE:

gal qt pt f℥ fʒ ♍︎/mx lb ℥ ʒ ℈ Gr lb oz gr
1 4 8 128 1024 61440 1 12 96 288 5760 1 16 7000
1 2 32 256 15360 1 8 24 480 1 437.5
1 16 128 7680 1 3 60
1 8 480 1 20
1 60

SOME USEFUL EQUIVALENTS USEFUL APPROXIMATE EQUIVALENTS


METRIC SYSTEM APOTHECARY SYSTEM COMMON MEASURES METRIC MEASURES
1 teaspoonful (tsp) 5 ml 1 fʒ 1 tsp 1/6 f℥ = 5 ml
1 tablespoonful (tbsp) 15 ml 4 fʒ 1 tbsp ½ f℥ = 15 ml
1 dessertspoonful 8 ml 2 fʒ 1 f℥ = 6 tsp
1 wineglassful 60 ml 2 f℥ ½ f℥ = 3 tsp
1 tumblerful 240 ml 8 f℥
1 teacupful 120 ml 4 f℥

TEMPERATURE

°F = 9/5 °C + 32 (MDA)
°C = 5/9 (°F-32) (SMD)
°K = °C + 273

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