CONGIUS Definition & Meaning

congius

[ kon-jee-uhs ]

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plural congii

(in prescriptions) a gallon (3.7853 liters).
an ancient Roman unit of liquid measure equal to about 0.8 U.S. gallon (3.2 liters).

congius

/ ˈ��ɒ�Ի��ɪə�� /

pharmacol a unit of liquid measure equal to 1 Imperial gallon
an ancient Roman unit of liquid measure equal to about 0.7 Imperial gallon or 0.84 US gallon

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Origin of congius¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin, alteration of Greek ��ǲԳ��í�ǲ�, equivalent to ��ó�Գ�� ( ŧ ) conch + -ion diminutive suffix

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Origin of congius¹

C14: from Latin, probably from Greek konkhos liquid measure, conch

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This is furnished with brazen buckets, each holding about a congius.

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The practice is to add a quantity of rennet, equal to the size of an olive, to two congii of milk to make it curdle.

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For this purpose ten pounds of ripe figs may be boiled in six congii of water and bits of the paste thus prepared should be set out near the hives.

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