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amount of substance

noun

a measure of the number of entities (atoms, molecules, ions, electrons, etc) present in a substance, expressed in moles

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Nearby words

amos, amosite, amoss' sign, amount, amount at risk, amount of substance, amount to, amount to the same thing, amour, amour-propre, amowt
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