osmolality

English

Etymology

Blend of osmo- +‎ molality

Noun

osmolality (plural osmolalities)

1. (chemistry) The molality of an ideal solution that would exert the same osmotic pressure as the solution being considered.

Derived terms

• hyperosmolality
• hypoosmolality
• hyposmolality

Translations

chemistry: the molality of an ideal solution that would exert the same osmotic pressure as the solution being considered

• Irish: osmalálacht f
• Italian: osmolalità (it) f
• Romanian: osmolalitate f

See also

• osmolarity