apothecaries' ounce

NOUN
19 LETTERS · STARTS WITH A

apothecaries' ounce is a valid 19-letter word worth 26 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1P3O1T1H4E1C3A1R1I1E1S1'0O1U1N1C3E1
1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 =26 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 52TRIPLE WORD → 78
MEANING

What does apothecaries' ounce mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a troy pound.