osmolal
/ɒzˈməʊləl/Biochemistry
adjective
Of the concentration of a solution: expressed in osmoles of solute per kilogram of solvent. Also: designating a solution that contains one osmole, or a specified number of osmoles, per kilogram of solvent, or the solute present in such a solution.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Journal of Clinical Investigation. Blend of osmotic and molal.
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