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amu

American  
Or AMU

abbreviation

  1. atomic mass unit.


AMU 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Associated Metalworkers Union

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

amu 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. atomic mass unit

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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An element has the following natural abundances and isotopic masses: 90.92% abundance with 19.99 amu, 0.26% abundance with 20.99 amu, and 8.82% abundance with 21.99 amu.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

However, mass spectrometric measurements reveal that the mass of an atom is 4.0026 amu, less than the combined masses of its six constituent subatomic particles.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

Electrons are light particles with a charge of 1− and a mass of 0.00055 amu.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

Neutrons are relatively heavy particles with no charge and a mass of 1.0087 amu.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

Ex. a baibe, amu baibe, man tall, woman tall; uli baibitsi mau, pot big-in put it, put it in the big pot; ifana? is it good? ifan’ ala, it is good.

From The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea by Robert Wood Williamson

AMU did not respond to request for comment, nor did Raoult.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 20, 2024

When reached by The Post, Adams declined to comment on the AMU termination.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 27, 2023

Mr Erasmus, from Hendy, told S4C's Newyddion programme the unit, known as AMU, "was a shambles".

From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2023

After the trial expires, AMU starts at $9 per month.

From The Verge ● Jul. 12, 2022

"Well, we don't know what we're going to be voting on," he told AMU Radio.

From Inc ● Jan. 23, 2012

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