grain vs troy unit

troy unit vs grain

grain and troy unit both are nouns.

grain is a verb but troy unit is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
grain	Yes	No	Yes	No
troy unit	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, troy unit is a hypernym of grain; that is, troy unit is a word with a broader meaning than grain:

grain: 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams
troy unit: any of the unit of the troy system of weights

Other hypernyms of grain include apothecaries' unit, apothecaries' weight.

grain (noun)	troy unit (noun)
the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric	any of the unit of the troy system of weights
the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)
the smallest possible unit of anything
foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
a cereal grass
1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams
1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams
a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
the side of leather from which the hair has been removed

grain (verb)	troy unit (verb)
form into grains
become granular
thoroughly work in
paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood

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