01 n. One who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes; a druggist; a pharmacist.
pl.
Apothecaries
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1.
One who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes; a druggist; a pharmacist.
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2.
A drugstore; a store where medicines are sold.
Phrases & compounds
Apothecaries' weight —
the system of weights by which medical prescriptions were formerly compounded. The pound and ounce are the same as in Troy weight; they differ only in the manner of subdivision. The ounce is divided into 8 drams, 24 scruples, 480 grains. See Troy weight.