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fluid ounce

fluɪd aʊns
WordNet
  1. (n) fluid ounce
    a United States unit of capacity or volume equal to 1.804 cubic inches
  2. (n) fluid ounce
    a British imperial unit of capacity or volume (liquid or dry) equal to 8 fluid drams or 28.416 cubic centimeters (1.734 cubic inches)
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
  1. Fluid ounce
    In the United States, a measure of capacity, in apothecaries' or wine measure, equal to one sixteenth of a pint or 29.57 cubic centimeters. This, for water, is about 1.04158 ounces avoirdupois, or 455.6 grains.
Usage in the news

Rates are 4 to 8 fluid ounces per 100 gallons. greenhousegrower.com

Canola Oil 1 fluid ounce. baltv.com

8 fluid ounces (1 cup) of low-fat or fat-free milk taken with meals. lp.com

On Wednesday, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration announced plans to prohibit the sale of sugary drinks in containers larger than 16 fluid ounces at certain vendors such as movie theaters, food carts, and restaurants. usnews.com

Usage in literature

During the succeeding eleven hours of the night 44 fluid ounces were collected, an average of 4 ounces per hour. "Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883" by Various

The average quantity passed in 24 hours by an adult varies from 40 to 60 fluid ounces. "A Practical Physiology" by Albert F. Blaisdell

I think I'll add just another fluid ounce or so. "Right Ho, Jeeves" by P. G. Wodehouse

Evaporate the strained liquor in a jar by boiling until twelve fluid ounces remain; then add the sugar, and make a syrup. "Enquire Within Upon Everything" by Anonymous

Each fluid ounce contains: sulp. "The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887)" by Mrs. F.L. Gillette

Dissolve the isinglass in enough water to make the solution weigh four fluid ounces. "Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889" by Barkham Burroughs

These eggs float in some ounces of fluid collected in a thin pellicle or hydatide. "Zoonomia, Vol. I" by Erasmus Darwin

One to one and a half fluid ounces of alcohol is about the amount which can be completely oxidized in the body in a day. "Germany and the Germans" by Price Collier

The average quantity is four to six fluid ounces. "Herself" by E. B. Lowry

One of them gave out fully a quarter of an ounce of purple fluid from the lower part of the fish. "Journal of a Voyage to Brazil" by Maria Graham