Associations to the word «Uncia»

Wiktionary

UNCIA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Felidae   — the ounce or snow leopard.
UNCIA, noun. (classical studies) A twelfth part, an ounce, or an inch.
UNCIA, noun. (pharmacy) An ounce.
UNCIA, noun. A bronze coin minted during the Roman Republic, valued at one-twelfth of an as.
UNCIA, noun. (algebra) A numerical coefficient in a case of the binomial theorem.
UNCIA UNCIA, noun. A taxonomic species within the family Felidae   — the snow leopard or ounce.

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.