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atomic mass unit

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A unit of mass equal to 1/12 the mass of the most abundant isotope of carbon, carbon-12, which is assigned a mass of 12.

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  • noun chemistry A unit of mass equal to 1/12 the mass of an atom of the 12C isotope of carbon.

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  • noun unit of mass for expressing masses of atoms or molecules

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