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molality

American  
[moh-lal-i-tee] / moʊˈlæl ɪ ti /

noun

Chemistry.

plural

molalities

  1. the number of moles of solute per kilogram of solvent.

molality British  
/ mɒˈlælɪtɪ /

noun

  1. (not in technical usage) a measure of concentration equal to the number of moles of solute in a thousand grams of solvent

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Etymology

Origin of molality

First recorded in 1920–25; molal + -ity

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