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amu

American  
Or AMU

abbreviation

  1. atomic mass unit.

AMU 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Associated Metalworkers Union

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amu 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. atomic mass unit

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

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The mass of the atom is 22.9898 amu.

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The amu was originally defined based on hydrogen, the lightest element, then later in terms of oxygen.

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The average mass of a neon atom in the solar wind is 20.15 amu.

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Ake ga nembe na, the men have eaten the bird; amu g’anga the women are gone; naga bulitsi gatsi, I am going to go away to the garden; naga sue, I am going away.

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

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