crith

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
crith
    n 1: the weight of a liter of hydrogen (at 0 centigrade and 760
         millimeters pressure)
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Crith \Crith\ (kr[i^]th), n. [Gr. kriqh` a barleycorn, a small
   weight.] (Chem.)
   The unit for estimating the weight of a["e]riform substances;
   -- the weight of a liter of hydrogen at 0[deg] centigrade,
   and with a tension of 76 centimeters of mercury. It is 0.0896
   of a gram, or 1.38274 grains.
   [1913 Webster]
    

[email protected]