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atomic mass unitnoun(physical chemistry) A unit of mass equal to 1/12 the mass of an atom of ¹²C (carbon-12, an isotope of carbon).
average atomic massnounThe weighted average of the atomic masses of the naturally occurring isotopes of an element.
mass numbernoun(physics, physical chemistry) The total number of protons and neutrons in an atomic nucleus. Symbol: A
atomic mass numbernoun(physics, physical chemistry, dated) Pedantic form of mass number. Symbol: A.
gram atomnoun(chemistry) The amount of an element whose mass in grams is that of its atomic weight; a mole of atoms.
atomic weightnoun(physics) A term used to represent the mean relative atomic mass of an element in nature, as distinct from the relative atomic mass of a single isotope.
daltonnounJohn Dalton, English chemist.
unified atomic mass unitnoun(chemistry) A unit of mass equal to 1/12 the mass of an atom of the ¹²C isotope of carbon.
molecular massnoun(chemistry) The mass of an individual molecule of an element or compound.
nucleon numbernounSynonym of mass number.
atomic energynounThe energy released by an atom in a nuclear reaction.
mass defectnoun(physics) the difference between the mass of an atom and the sum of the masses of its individual components in the free state; equivalent to the binding energy
nuclidenoun(physics) An atomic nucleus specified by its atomic number and atomic mass.
atomnoun(chemistry, physics) The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons.
atomic numbernoun(physics, chemistry) The number of protons in an atom. Symbol: Z
proton numbernounThe number of protons in an atom.
massnoun(physical) Matter, material.
atomic theorynoun(physics) The theory that all gross matter is composed of atoms.
atomusnoun(obsolete) Synonym of atom.
weightnounThe downwards force an object experiences due to gravity.

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