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[ noun ] 16 ounces

Synonyms

pound

Examples

"he tried to lift 100 pounds"

Used in print

(J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)

The body was that of a well developed , somewhat debilitated white_man weighing 108 lb. There were bilateral pterygia and arcus_senilis , and the mouth was edentulous .

(Ross E. McKinney and Howard Edde, "Aerated...)

Research at Fayette_, Missouri on oxidation ponds has shown that the BOD in the treated effluent varied from 30 to 53 mg / l with loadings from 8 to 120 lb BOD / day / acre .

Their study showed that it was possible to transfer 3 to 4 lb of oxygen / hr / hp .

The organic loading on the unit averaged 32 lb of BOD / day or about 2 lb BOD / day 1000 cu_ft aeration capacity .

The organic loading on the unit averaged 32 lb of BOD / day or about 2 lb BOD / day 1000 cu_ft aeration capacity .

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