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atomic mass vs combining weight

combining weight vs atomic mass

atomic mass and combining weight both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
atomic mass Yes No No No
combining weight Yes No No No
As nouns, combining weight is a hyponym of atomic mass; that is, combining weight is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than atomic mass:
  • atomic mass: (chemistry) the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units
  • combining weight: the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen
Other hyponyms of atomic mass include eq, equivalent, equivalent weight, meq, milliequivalent.
atomic mass (noun) combining weight (noun)
(chemistry) the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen
Difference between atomic mass and combining weight

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