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

From Textbooks Feb. 14, 2019

This change proceeds with a mass loss of 0.0188 amu, corresponding to the release of 1.69 109 kilojoules per mole of formed.

From Textbooks Feb. 14, 2019

Since there are three isotopes, there is no way to be sure to accurately predict the abundances to make the total of 20.18 amu average atomic mass.

From Textbooks Feb. 14, 2019

Figure 3.2 outlines the calculations used to derive the molecular mass of chloroform, which is 119.37 amu.

From Textbooks Feb. 14, 2019

U. 'alu. alua, dehortative, no! don't! alua fasi, wait a while! alula v. n. putting, becoming. alualu v. i. bae alualu, to promise. aluga partic. unloosed. luga. amu 1. poss. sing.

From Grammar and Vocabulary of the Lau Language, Solomon Islands by W. G. (Walter George) Ivens

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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