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molarity

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

the concentration of a substance in solution, expressed as the number of moles of solute per litre of solution

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

concentration measured by the number of moles of solute per liter of solution

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: molar concentration, M

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: concentration

History

Etymology

From molar + -ity in the chemistry usage.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: molariteit — moles per litre of a solution
  • Danish: molaritet — moles per litre of a solution
  • Danish: stofmængdekoncentration — moles per litre of a solution
  • Dutch: molariteit — moles per litre of a solution
  • Finnish: molaarisuus — moles per litre of a solution
  • Galician: molaridade — moles per litre of a solution
  • German: Stoffmengenkonzentration — moles per litre of a solution
  • German: Molarität — moles per litre of a solution
  • Italian: molarità — moles per litre of a solution
  • Polish: molarność — moles per litre of a solution
  • Romanian: molaritate — moles per litre of a solution
  • Spanish: molaridad — moles per litre of a solution
  • Tagalog: kamolnihan — moles per litre of a solution
  • Thai: โมลาริตี (moo-laa-rí-dtîi) — moles per litre of a solution