equivalent weight
noun
: the mass of a substance especially in grams that combines with or is chemically equivalent to eight grams of oxygen or one gram of hydrogen : the atomic or molecular weight divided by the valence
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According to an online Alaska Wild fact sheet, Gienger's 2023 winning pumpkin was the equivalent weight of an adult male walrus.
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Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
This is the equivalent weight of 820 Eiffel Towers entering the environment year after year.
—Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 24 July 2025
And each day, the U.K. chews and discards 12 tons of gum, which is the equivalent weight of a bus.
—Jamie Hailstone, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Canvas Is Strong, Repairable, and Durable While nylon is stronger than cotton, that comparison is only for fabrics of equivalent weights.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
Marshals and police in Phoenix cleared 358 warrants in 65 days and seized 234 kilograms of narcotics — the equivalent weight of a grand piano.
—Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 1 Oct. 2024
That’s about the equivalent weight of three female Asian elephants.
—Katie Shepherd, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2023
At his Lakeview restaurant, Gryka celebrates this Judaic legacy by smoking over 10,000 pounds of brisket a year, or the equivalent weight of seven Smart cars.
—Max Abrams, Chicago Tribune, 14 Dec. 2022
The tins, originally valued according to their equivalent weight in gold, about thirty-seven dollars each, have since sold at auction for more than two hundred thousand dollars.
—Justin Beal, Harper’s Magazine , 14 Dec. 2022
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Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
This is the equivalent weight of 820 Eiffel Towers entering the environment year after year.
—Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 24 July 2025
And each day, the U.K. chews and discards 12 tons of gum, which is the equivalent weight of a bus.
—Jamie Hailstone, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Canvas Is Strong, Repairable, and Durable While nylon is stronger than cotton, that comparison is only for fabrics of equivalent weights.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
Marshals and police in Phoenix cleared 358 warrants in 65 days and seized 234 kilograms of narcotics — the equivalent weight of a grand piano.
—Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 1 Oct. 2024
That’s about the equivalent weight of three female Asian elephants.
—Katie Shepherd, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2023
At his Lakeview restaurant, Gryka celebrates this Judaic legacy by smoking over 10,000 pounds of brisket a year, or the equivalent weight of seven Smart cars.
—Max Abrams, Chicago Tribune, 14 Dec. 2022
The tins, originally valued according to their equivalent weight in gold, about thirty-seven dollars each, have since sold at auction for more than two hundred thousand dollars.
—Justin Beal, Harper’s Magazine , 14 Dec. 2022
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“Equivalent weight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/equivalent%20weight. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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