CRITH

An Illustrated Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary · 1892 · p. 20

n. Kri2th. From Kpivrj, barley, a barleycorn. Ger., Krith. The unit of weight for gases. It is the weight, in vacua, of 1 litre of hydrogen at C. and with a tension of 76 centimetres (the normal height of the barometer). It 'equals '0896 gramme. [B, 6 (a, 24).] [s. 447]