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octarius

UK/ɒkˈtɛəɹi.əs/US/ɑkˈtɛɹi.əs/

octarius noun: the pint (eighth of a gallon) in the apothecaries' system.

Noun

octarius

  1. (historical, obsolete, rare) The pint (eighth of a gallon) in the apothecaries' system.
    • The college take for their standard the exchequer wine measure of the realm, which they divide into the octarius or pint, the eighth part of a gallon; the fluid ounce, equal the sixteenth part[…]1810, The Tradesman, Or, Commercial Magazine, page 412
    • […] in one example at least, appears in the same pages of the same volume; therefore, should Fowler's solution be prepared from such an authority, is there not a chance of twelve ounces troy weight being substituted for the pint, or, what is now deservedly preferred, the octarius of the College...1810, The Medical and Physical Journal: Containing the Earliest Information on Subjects of Medicine, Surgery, Pharmacy, Chemistry, and Natural History ..., page 404

Forms of octarius

alternative formoctavius

Origin of octarius

From New Latin octarius.

Words that rhyme with octarius

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Questions about octarius

What does octarius mean?
Octarius means the pint (eighth of a gallon) in the apothecaries' system.
What part of speech is octarius?
Octarius is a noun.
How do you pronounce octarius?
Octarius is pronounced /ɒkˈtɛəɹi.əs/ (UK).

Words near octarius in the dictionary

  1. octarchy
  2. octarepeat
  3. octarepeats
  4. octarhodium
  5. octarine
  6. octarius
  7. octaroon
  8. octaroons
  9. octarticulate
  10. octary
  11. octas

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