Definition of criths Criths
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What does criths mean?
Wiktionary 
- criths (Noun)
Plural of crith.
Part of speech
๐ค- criths, noun, plural of crith.
Wiktionary
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary ๐
- crith (n.)
The unit for estimating the weight of a/riform substances; -- the weight of a liter of hydrogen at 0/ centigrade, and with a tension of 76 centimeters of mercury. It is 0.0896 of a gram, or 1.38274 grains.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary ๐
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crith
krith, n. a chemical unit of mass for gases, the mass of one litre of hydrogen. [Gr. krithฤ, barley.]
Electrical DictionaryThe Standard Electrical Dictionary ๐ก
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crith
The weight of a litre of hydrogen at 0ยบ C. (32ยบ F.), and 760 mm. (30 inches) barometric pressure. It is .0896 grams. The molecular weight of any gas divided by 2 and multiplied by the value of the crith, gives the weight of a litre of the gas in question. Thus a litre of electrolytic gas, a mixture of two molecules of hydrogen for one of oxygen, with a mean molecular weight of 12, weighs (12/2) * .0896 or .5376 gram.
Part of speech
๐ค- crith, noun, singular of criths.
