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Look up: Scruple


  1. scruple
    [n] - a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains 2. [n] - uneasiness about the fitness of an action 3. [n] - an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action 4. [v] - hesitate on moral grounds 5. [v] - raise scruples 6. [v] - have doubts about
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=scruple

  2. Scruple
    An old unit of weight.Conversions1 scruple=1/24 ounce troy1 scruple=20 grains1 scruple=1.295978x10-3kg3 scruples=1 drachmttle='Scruple';xiunt='kg';yiunt='scruple';mconv=1.295978e-3;cconv=0.0; See also: Grain, Ounces.
    Found op http://www.diracdelta.co.uk/science/source/s/c/scruple/source.html

  3. scruple
    In theology, the fear of sin when none has been committed. Generally, scruples are thoughts characterized by uncertainty or hesitation in relation to right and wrong moral conduct. Scruples may be...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  4. Scruple
    Scru'ple noun [ Latin scrupulus a small sharp or pointed stone, the twenty-fourth part of an ounce, a scruple, uneasiness, doubt, dim. of scrupus a rough or sharp stone, anxiety, uneasiness; perhaps akin to Greek ... the chippings of stone, ....
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/40

  5. Scruple
    Scru'ple intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Scrupled ; present participle & verbal noun Scrupling .] To be reluctant or to hesitate, as regards an action, on account of consider...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/40

  6. Scruple
    Scru'ple transitive verb 1. To regard with suspicion; to hesitate at; to question. « Others long before them . . . scrupled more the books of heretics than of gentiles.» Milton. 2. To excite scruples in; to c...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/40

  7. scruple
    An apothecaries' weight of 20 grains or one-third of a dram. ... Origin: L. Scrupulus, a small sharp stone, a weight, the 24th part of an ounce, a scruple, dim. Of scrupus, a sharp stone ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?scruple

  8. scruple
    qualm noun uneasiness about the fitness of an action
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=scruple

  9. scruple
    noun an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=scruple



  1. scruple
    noun a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=scruple

  2. scruple
    (℈) (scr) (skroo´pәl) in the apothecaries' system, a unit of weight equal to 20 grains (1.296 grams).
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  3. Scruple
    • (v. i.) To be reluctant or to hesitate, as regards an action, on account of considerations of conscience or expedience. • (n.) Hence, a very small quantity; a particle. • (n.) A weight of twenty grains; the third part of a dram. • (v. t.) To regard with suspicion; to hesitate a...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/scruple/

  4. scruple
    unit of weight in the apothecaries` system, equal to 20 grains, or one-third dram, and equivalent to 1.296 grams. It was sometimes mistakenly ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/51

  5. Scruple
    One Roman scruple = 1/24 Roman uncia; the modern (nominal) estimate of the weight of the Roman scruple is 1.125 g.
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_numismatics

  6. scruple
    1. a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
    2. uneasiness about the fitness of an action
    3. an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action

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  7. scruple
    scruple: see English units of measurement.
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0918519.html

  8. scruple
    Type: Term Pronunciation: skrū′pĕl Definitions: 1. An apothecaries' weight of 20 grains or one third of a dram.
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=80427

  9. scruple
    1) 20 grains 2) Apothecaries` unit 3) Apothecaries` weight 4) Doubt 5) Hesitation 6) Mistrust 7) Niggle 8) Principle that hinders action 9) Qualm 10) Suspicion 11) Unease 12) Worry
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/scruple/1

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