Quantitative Concept
molecular weight
mo·lec·u·lar weight [ muh-leh-kyoo-ler wayt ]
Definitions related to molecular weight:
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Sum of the atomic weights of all atoms in a molecule.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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The sum of the weight of all the atoms in a molecule.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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