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• Osmolality

  osmolality os·mo·lal·i·ty (ŏz’mō-lāl’ĭ-tē, ŏs’-) n. The concentration of an osmotic solution, usually expressed in terms of osmoles.

• Osmolarity

  osmolarity os·mo·lar·i·ty (ŏz’mō-lār’ĭ-tē, ŏs’-) n. The osmotic concentration of a solution expressed as osmoles of solute per liter of solution.

• Osmole

  osmole os·mole (ŏz’mōl’, ŏs’-) n. The molecular weight of a solute, in grams, divided by the number of ions or particles into which it dissociates in solution. os·mo’lar (ŏz-mō’lər, ŏs-) adj.

• Osmometer

  [oz-mom-i-ter, os-] /ɒzˈmɒm ɪ tər, ɒs-/ noun 1. an instrument used in osmometry. /ɒzˈmɒmɪtə/ noun 1. an instrument for measuring osmotic pressure

• Osmometry

  [oz-mom-i-tree, os-] /ɒzˈmɒm ɪ tri, ɒs-/ noun, Physical Chemistry. 1. measurement of osmotic pressure.

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