relative molecular mass
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relative molecular mass
n.
See molecular weight.
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relative molecular mass
n
(Chemistry) the sum of all the relative atomic masses of the atoms in a molecule; the ratio of the average mass per molecule of a specified isotopic composition of a substance to one-twelfth the mass of an atom of carbon-12. Symbol: Mr Abbreviation: r.m.m. Former name: molecular weight
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Noun | 1. | ![]() mass - the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions |
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