cong.
Origin: < L
congius
cong.
abbr.
Pharmacology
congius (gallon) |
Cong.
abbr. Congregational Congress
|
con·gi·us  (kŏn'jē-əs) 
n.
pl. con·gi·i (-jē-ī')
Abbr. c. or cong. Pharmacology A gallon. An ancient Roman measure for liquids, equal to about seven eighths of a U.S. gallon (3.3 liters).
[Middle English, a liquid measure, from Latin, from Greek konkhion, diminutive of konkhē, konkhos, shellful.] |
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cong.
Latin congius (gallon) |
Cong.
Congregational Congress
|
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