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relative atomic mass vs combining weight

combining weight vs relative atomic mass

relative atomic mass and combining weight both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
relative atomic mass Yes No No No
combining weight Yes No No No
As nouns, combining weight is a hyponym of relative atomic mass; that is, combining weight is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than relative atomic mass:
  • relative 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 relative atomic mass include eq, equivalent, equivalent weight, meq, milliequivalent.
relative 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 relative atomic mass and combining weight

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