Relative atomic mass
noun
1.
the ratio of the average mass per atom of the naturally occurring form of an element to one-twelfth the mass of an atom of carbon-12 Ar, r.a.m. Former name atomic weight
relative atomic mass
(rěl’ə-tĭv)
See atomic weight.
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