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Definition: Mass per unit volume.
Example: The density of pure water is defined to be 1 gram per milliliter.
Common Misspellings: dencity
Density Definition
Chemistry Glossary Definition of Density
By Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D., About.com
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