A unit of mass, equal to 1/24 of a pennyweight or 1/480 of a troy ounce, fixed at 0.064 798 91 grams under the metric system.

The seeds or seed capsules of Aframomum melegueta, used as a medicine and spice, especially as a substitute for black pepper and in flavoring alcoholic beverages.

plural of grain refiner

(engineering) An alloyant used to refine grains in a cast macrostructure

plural of grain elevator

plural of troy grain

The grain of timber which is transverse to the annular rings or plates; the direction of the medullary rays in oak and some other timbers.

(idiomatic) With a little common sense and skepticism.

Synonym of wheat weevil

A cutaneous condition caused by several types of mite, and characterized by intense pruritus.