OSMOLE

Noun

osmole (plural osmoles)

(chemistry) A unit of measurement, a mole of an osmotically active compound

Usage notes

• One osmole is the amount of osmotically active material that when dissolved in 22.4L of solvent at 0 degrees celsius exerts an osmotic pressure of 1 atmosphere.

Anagrams

• mooles, some ol'

Source: Wiktionary



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