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atomic mass

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atomic mass
n.
The mass of an atom, usually expressed in atomic mass units.

atomic mass
n Chem
1. (Chemistry) the mass of an isotope of an element in atomic mass units
2. (Chemistry) short for relative atomic mass; see atomic weight

atomic mass
The mass of a given atom or molecule, expressed in atomic mass units. Compare atomic weight. See also mass number.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.atomic mass - (chemistry) the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass unitsatomic mass - (chemistry) the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units
mass - the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
combining weight, eq, equivalent weight, equivalent - the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen
meq, milliequivalent - one-thousandth of an equivalent
chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
Translations
atomic mass n (Chem) → massa atomica


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