Scruple (unit)
The scruple (℈) is a small unit in the
).Mass unit
The scruple is 1⁄24 ounce, 1⁄3 dram, or 20 grains.[1] It is therefore equal to 1.2959782 grams. The Roman scruple was somewhat smaller, around 1.14 g.
Volume unit
The fluid scruple is 1⁄24
milliliters
.
See also
- Scruples (disambiguation)
- Roman units
- Byzantine units
- Э
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4471-1122-1.
- ^ "scruple, n.1", Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1911