relative molecular mass


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relative molecular mass

n.
See molecular weight.

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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Noun1.relative molecular mass - (chemistry) the sum of the relative atomic masses of the constituent atoms of a moleculerelative molecular mass - (chemistry) the sum of the relative atomic masses of the constituent atoms of a molecule
molecular weight
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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The monomer of proPO has a relative molecular mass of 70-80kDa, with an active PO of 60-70 kDa (Aspan and Soderhall, 1991; Kopacek et al.
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Maintenance of a restriction on the relative mass distribution in the specifications of carrageenan for food use provides protection against the adverse effects of carageenans (sp) of low relative molecular mass.
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