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molal

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈməʊləl/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or designating a solution that contains one mole of solute per 1000g of solvent

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

designating a solution containing one mole of solute per kilogram of solvent

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From mole + -al in the chemistry usage.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: molaalinen — of a solution
  • Italian: molale — of a solution
  • Polish: molalny — of a solution
  • Thai: โมแลล (moo-lɛɛl) — of a solution
  • Turkish: molal — of a solution