dram

IPA: drˈæm

(now uncommon) Synonym of dirhem: a former Turkish unit of weight (variously 1.5–3.5 g).
(obsolete) Synonym of drachma: a former Greek unit of weight (about 4.3 g).
(by extension) Any similarly minute quantity, (now particularly) a small amount of strong alcohol or poison.
(historical, mining) A cart formerly used to haul coal in coal mines.
(obsolete) Synonym of drachma: a Greek silver coin weighing one drachma; other similar coins.
(numismatics) The currency of Armenia, divided into 100 luma.
(units of measurement) A small unit of weight, variously: [(units of measurement) A small unit of weight, variously:]
Alternative form of drachm (“One sixteenth of an ounce avoirdupois (1.77 g; symbol: ℨ or ʒ)”). [(units of measurement) A small unit of weight, variously:]
(pharmacy) Alternative form of drachm (“One eighth of an ounce apothecary (3.89 g; symbol: ℨ or ʒ)”). [(units of measurement) A small unit of weight, variously:]
(electronics) Initialism of dynamic random access memory. [(computing) A form of random access memory that requires fewer transistors per bit than SRAM, but in which each bit needs to be refreshed regularly to retain its contents.]

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