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osmole

[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.

Related formsos•mo′lar (ŏz-mō′lər, ŏs-) adj.

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