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- 3. a comparison of equal ratios; the product of the means equals the product of the extremes
- 4. system of measurement a system of measurements used historically across the British Empire wth inches, feet, yards, furlongs, and miles, as well as fathoms and nautical miles, fluid ounces, grams, pints, quarts, and gallons; grains, pounds, stones, and tons
- 6. zero a zero that is placed in the ones place in a number less than zero that is being represented by a decimal value
- 8. gravity the ratio of the weight of a substance compared to an equal volume of water when both are the same temperature at sea leve
- 9. a comparison of numeric values
- 14. the last recommended dare for administration provided by a compounding facility
- 15. a number that represents a chemical element's capacity to combine with others to form a molecule of a stable new compound, based on the number and activity of the exterior electrons
- 16. volume the volume that a diluent takes up in a solution
- 17. time a measure of time based on a 24 hour clock in which midnight is 0000, noon 1200, and the minute before midnight is 2359; also referred to as 24 hour time
- 18. solution dissolved mineral salts in a fluid
- 21. the action of hand-preparing a new pharmaceutical product by mixing, combining, or integrating ingredients
- 22. a small dry weight unit to measurement in the apothecary system
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- 1. ratio switching the numerator with the denominator in a ratio
- 2. the full amount of the final volume in a drug product with all ingredients, the solutes and diluent solution
- 3. volume the amount of space occupied by a medication in a sterile vial, used for reconstitution; equal to the difference between the total volume (tv) and the volume of the diluting ingredient, or the diluent volume (dv)
- 5. Alternate Method method of calculating the proportions of two different substances to be combined in a new product to create a different concentration of the active ingredient
- 7. an abbreviation for the solution Dextrose 5% in Water, a common IV solution
- 10. system a system of measurement based on the apothecary system; units of measure include the ounce, pound, drop, teaspon, tablespoon, and cup
- 11. ratios two ratios that have the same value; for example; 1/2 and 4/8
- 12. the ability to maintain a drug's potency and integrity in its compounded form
- 13. system of measurement a measurement system based on subdivisions and multiples of 10; made up of three basic units; meter, gram, and liter
- 19. strength the portion, or ratio, of the active strength ingredient to the whole durg product
- 20. numeral system a mathematical system in which numerical values are expressed in either capital or lowercase letters