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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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Protons are relatively heavy particles with a charge of 1+ and a mass of 1.0073 amu.

From Textbooks Feb. 14, 2019

If the compound’s molecular mass is determined to be 180 amu, this indicates that molecules of this compound contain six times the number of atoms represented in the empirical formula:

From Textbooks Feb. 14, 2019

A neutron is a slightly heavier particle with a mass 1.0087 amu and a charge of zero; as its name suggests, it is neutral.

From Textbooks Feb. 14, 2019

The mass of a certain chlorine atom is 35 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 Ivens, W. G. (Walter George)

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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