mass number
English
Etymology
Ellipsis of atomic mass number.
Noun
mass number (plural mass numbers)
- (physics, physical chemistry) The total number of protons and neutrons in an atomic nucleus. Symbol: A
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number of protons and neutrons in an atomic nucleus
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