gram-atom

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noun Chemistry.

the quantity of an element whose weight in grams is numerically equal to the atomic weight of the element.

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Also called gram-atomic mass, gram-a·tom·ic weight

[gram-uh-tom-ik, -tom-]. /ˈgræm əˈtɒm ɪk, -ˌtɒm-/.

Compare Avogadro's number.

Origin of gram-atom

First recorded in 1895–1900

How to use gram-atom in a sentence

Check: “This atom smashing business is going to herald the final victory of the machine.”
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They found that there are roughly 1,900 hydrogen atoms for each deuterium atom in the water on Comet 67P.
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Furthermore, a person with norovirus has about 70 billion viral particles per gram of stool.
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The European formula for Fireball has even less: under one gram per kilogram of propylene glycol.
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Releasing a new issue was like dropping an atom bomb on the industry.
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Recognition of the pneumococcus depends upon its morphology, the fact that it is Gram-staining, and the presence of a capsule.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
The great majority belong to the colon bacillus group, and are negative to Gram's method of staining.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
A Gram-positive stool due to cocci is suggestive of intestinal ulceration.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Gram's method (p. 40) is a very useful aid in distinguishing certain bacteria.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
This is a minute, slender rod, which lies within and between the pus-corpuscles (Fig. 125), and is negative to Gram's stain.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd

British Dictionary definitions for gram-atom

gram atom

gram-atomic weight

noun

an amount of an element equal to its atomic weight expressed in grams: now replaced by the moleSee mole 4

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