The plural form of drachm, referring to multiple units of weight used in medicine and pharmacy.
English plural of drachm, formed by adding the standard -s suffix. This modern English plural is used in historical, medical, and scientific texts when discussing quantities of the ancient weight measurement.
Recipes in old medical books read like potions—'mix three drachms of ground willow bark with two drachms of honey'—and these exact measurements are why medieval apothecaries were more like precision chemists than we often give them credit for!
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