Crith

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Crith \Crith\ (kr[i^]th), n. [Gr. kriqh` a barleycorn, a small
     weight.] (Chem.)
     The unit for estimating the weight of a["e]riform substances;
     -- the weight of a liter of hydrogen at 0[deg] centigrade,
     and with a tension of 76 centimeters of mercury. It is 0.0896
     of a gram, or 1.38274 grains.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  crith
       n : the weight of a liter of hydrogen (at 0 Centigrade and 760
           millimeters pressure)