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MOLECULAR WEIGHT

\məlˈɛkjʊlə wˈe͡ɪt], \məlˈɛkjʊlə wˈe‍ɪt], \m_ə_l_ˈɛ_k_j_ʊ_l_ə w_ˈeɪ_t]\

Definitions of MOLECULAR WEIGHT

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2011 - English Dictionary Database
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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(chemistry) the sum of the relative atomic masses of the constituent atoms of a molecule

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

(chemistry) the sum of the relative atomic masses of the constituent atoms of a molecule

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

the weight of a molecule of a substance as compared with the weight of an atom of hydrogen.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

The relative weight of any chemical compound in terms of oxygen as a unit, the molecular weight of which has been placed at 32.
The w. of a molecule of a substance as compared with that of an atom of hydrogen.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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