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Noun: atomic mass  u'tó-mik mas
  1. (chemistry) the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units
    "The atomic mass of carbon-12 is exactly 12 atomic mass units";
    - atomic weight, relative atomic mass

Derived forms: atomic masses

Type of: mass

Encyclopedia: Atomic mass