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amount

[uh-mount] / əˈmaʊnt /






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To create the effect, the team carefully adjusted the composition of the metal oxide by adding very small amounts of hydrogen and ammonium.

From Science Daily

His measurements showed that motion alone could generate large amounts of heat.

From Science Daily

Ultra thin parts are stacked like floors in a tall building, and vertical wiring works like many fast elevators that move huge amounts of data quickly.

From Science Daily

Days later, the Treasury eased sanctions on three Belarusian potash companies, which amount to some 4% of the country’s gross domestic product.

From The Wall Street Journal

It raised the amount he had to pay his siblings to get them out - a presumably unwelcome side effect.

From BBC