diff --git a/code/drasil-lang/Language/Drasil.hs b/code/drasil-lang/Language/Drasil.hs
index 09d3da3812..d078db2fc8 100644
--- a/code/drasil-lang/Language/Drasil.hs
+++ b/code/drasil-lang/Language/Drasil.hs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ module Language.Drasil (
   -- Unit
   , UnitDefn(..), unitWrapper
   , unitCon, fund, comp_unitdefn, makeDerU, unitWrapper'
-  , (^:), (/:), (*:), (*$), (/$), (^$), new_unit, getsymb,getCu,getunit
+  , (^:), (/:), (*:), (*$), (/$), (^$), new_unit, getsymb, getCu
    -- UID
   , UID
   -- Classes
diff --git a/code/drasil-lang/Language/Drasil/Chunk/DefinedQuantity.hs b/code/drasil-lang/Language/Drasil/Chunk/DefinedQuantity.hs
index 4eabe1cf23..f650cefd07 100644
--- a/code/drasil-lang/Language/Drasil/Chunk/DefinedQuantity.hs
+++ b/code/drasil-lang/Language/Drasil/Chunk/DefinedQuantity.hs
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ import Language.Drasil.Chunk.Derivation (Derivation)
 import Language.Drasil.Classes (HasUID(uid), NamedIdea(term), Idea(getA),
   Definition(defn), ConceptDomain(cdom), Concept, HasSymbol(symbol),
   HasSpace(typ), IsUnit, HasDerivation(derivations),
-  IsUnit(udefn))
+  IsUnit(udefn), HasUnits(getUnits))
 import Language.Drasil.Chunk.Concept (ConceptChunk, cw)
 import qualified Language.Drasil.Chunk.Quantity as Q
 import Language.Drasil.UID
 import Language.Drasil.Symbol (Symbol, Stage)
 import Language.Drasil.Space (Space)
-import Language.Drasil.Development.Unit (UnitDefn, unitWrapper, getunit)
+import Language.Drasil.Development.Unit (UnitDefn, unitWrapper)
 import Language.Drasil.Chunk.Derivation (Derivation)
 
 import Control.Lens ((^.), makeLenses, view)
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ instance Q.HasSpace    DefinedQuantityDict where typ = spa
 instance HasSymbol     DefinedQuantityDict where symbol = view symb
 instance Q.Quantity    DefinedQuantityDict where getUnit = view unit'
 instance HasDerivation DefinedQuantityDict where derivations = deri
+instance HasUnits      DefinedQuantityDict where getUnits c = case c ^. unit' of
+                                                                Nothing -> []
+                                                                Just a -> getUnits a
 
 -- For when the symbol is constant through stages
 dqd :: ConceptChunk -> Symbol -> Space -> Maybe UnitDefn -> DefinedQuantityDict
@@ -71,4 +74,4 @@ uwMUnitDefn (Just a) = [a]
 uwMUnitDefn Nothing  = []
 
 uwMUnitDefnL :: [DefinedQuantityDict] -> [UID]
-uwMUnitDefnL l = concat (map getunit $ concat (map uwMUnitDefn $ uwDQDL l))
+uwMUnitDefnL l = concatMap getUnits l
diff --git a/code/drasil-lang/Language/Drasil/Classes.hs b/code/drasil-lang/Language/Drasil/Classes.hs
index ac33659aa2..4b49308abe 100644
--- a/code/drasil-lang/Language/Drasil/Classes.hs
+++ b/code/drasil-lang/Language/Drasil/Classes.hs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ module Language.Drasil.Classes (
   , HasDerivation(derivations)
   , HasAdditionalNotes(getNotes)
   , HasRefAddress(getRefAdd)
+  , HasUnits(getUnits)
   ) where
 
 import Language.Drasil.Chunk.Constrained.Core (Constraint)
@@ -132,3 +133,6 @@ class UnitEq u where
 -- TODO : there is a design bug here not at all apparent from its definition; have to come back to it (Pull Request #532)
 class ExprRelat c where
   relat :: Lens' c Expr
+
+class HasUnits c where
+  getUnits :: c -> [UID]
diff --git a/code/drasil-lang/Language/Drasil/Development.hs b/code/drasil-lang/Language/Drasil/Development.hs
index bbc513d267..2c1322cddd 100644
--- a/code/drasil-lang/Language/Drasil/Development.hs
+++ b/code/drasil-lang/Language/Drasil/Development.hs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ module Language.Drasil.Development (
   , scale, shift, fshift, fscale
   , derUC, derUC', derUC'', unitWrapper
   , fund, comp_unitdefn, derCUC, derCUC', derCUC'', getsymb
-  , makeDerU, getunit, unitWrapper',getCu
+  , makeDerU, unitWrapper',getCu
   -- UnitLang
   , USymb(US), UDefn(..)
   , from_udefn, comp_usymb
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ import Language.Drasil.Development.Unit (UnitDefn(..)
   , scale, shift, fshift, fscale
   , derUC, derUC', derUC'', unitWrapper
   , fund, comp_unitdefn, derCUC, derCUC', derCUC'', getsymb
-  , makeDerU, getunit, unitWrapper',getCu)
+  , makeDerU, unitWrapper',getCu)
 import Language.Drasil.Development.UnitLang (UDefn(..), USymb(US), comp_usymb,
   from_udefn)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/drasil-lang/Language/Drasil/Development/Unit.hs b/code/drasil-lang/Language/Drasil/Development/Unit.hs
index 0b9eaebc8a..3c841896fd 100644
--- a/code/drasil-lang/Language/Drasil/Development/Unit.hs
+++ b/code/drasil-lang/Language/Drasil/Development/Unit.hs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ module Language.Drasil.Development.Unit (
   , scale, shift, fshift, fscale
   , derUC, derUC', derUC'', unitWrapper
   , fund, comp_unitdefn, derCUC, derCUC', derCUC'', getsymb
-  , makeDerU, getunit, unitWrapper',getCu
+  , makeDerU, unitWrapper',getCu
   ) where
 
 import Control.Lens (Simple, Lens', Lens, (^.), makeLenses, view)
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import Control.Arrow (second)
 
 import Language.Drasil.Classes (HasUID(uid), NamedIdea(term), Idea(getA),
   Definition(defn), ConceptDomain(cdom), HasUnitSymbol(usymb), IsUnit(udefn),
-  UnitEq(uniteq))
+  UnitEq(uniteq), HasUnits(getUnits))
 import Language.Drasil.Chunk.Concept (ConceptChunk, dcc, cc')
 import Language.Drasil.Symbol (Symbol(Atomic))
 import Language.Drasil.Development.UnitLang (USymb(US),
@@ -40,9 +40,7 @@ instance ConceptDomain UnitDefn where
   cdom = vc . cdom
 instance HasUnitSymbol UnitDefn where usymb f (UD a b c e d) = fmap (\x -> UD a x c e d) (f b)
 instance IsUnit        UnitDefn where udefn = ud
-
-getunit :: UnitDefn -> [UID]
-getunit a = view cu a
+instance HasUnits      UnitDefn where getUnits c = c ^. cu
 
 data UnitEquation = UE {_contributingUnit :: [UID], _us :: USymb}
 makeLenses ''UnitEquation
@@ -90,7 +88,7 @@ unitWrapper :: (IsUnit u)  => u -> UnitDefn
 unitWrapper u = UD (cc' u (u ^. defn)) (u ^. usymb) Nothing (u ^. udefn) []
 
 unitWrapper' :: UnitDefn -> UnitDefn
-unitWrapper' u = UD (cc' u (u ^. defn)) (u ^. usymb) Nothing (u ^. udefn) (getunit u)
+unitWrapper' u = UD (cc' u (u ^. defn)) (u ^. usymb) Nothing (u ^. udefn) (getUnits u)
 
 helperUnit :: UnitDefn -> [UID]
 helperUnit a = case a ^. udefn of
@@ -98,7 +96,7 @@ helperUnit a = case a ^. udefn of
     FUSynonym _ -> [a ^. uid]
     FUScale _ _ -> [a ^. uid]
     FUShift _ _ -> [a ^. uid]
-    _ -> getunit a
+    _ -> getUnits a
   Nothing -> [a ^. uid]
 
 --- These conveniences go here, because we need the class