The scruple (℈) is a small unit in the apothecaries' system, derived from the old Roman scrupulum (lit. 'small pebble') unit (scrupulus/scrupulum). The...

Look up scruple or scruples in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Scruples is a synonym for conscience. Scruple(s) may also refer to: Scruples (novel), by...

ounce (oz t), respectively).: C-6–C-7  The dram apothecaries is equal to 3 scruples (s ap or ℈) or 60 grains (gr),: C-7  or exactly 3.8879346 grams.: C-14 ...

each other. The systems also have different units between the grain and ounce (apothecaries' has scruple and dram, troy has pennyweight, and avoirdupois...

Apothecaries also used the troy pound and ounce, but added the drachms and scruples unit in the apothecaries' system of weights. Troy weight may take its name...

Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004. "scruple, n.1", Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press...

second is not the same as 1 metre). In theoretical physics, however, this scruple may be set aside, by a process called nondimensionalization. The effective...

system of units, imperial system or imperial units (also known as British Imperial or Exchequer Standards of 1826) is the system of units first defined...

English dram) or gros; 1 drachme/gros was 3 scruples (Apothecary, c.f. English scruple) or deniers, and 1 scruple/denier was 24 grains. This makes 384 deniers...

Shakespeare's tragic character Hamlet as one where conscience in the form of moral scruples deters the young Prince with his "great anxiety to do right" from obeying...