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osmolality en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of osmo- + molality.

Meanings

1. The molality of an ideal solution that would exert the same osmotic pressure as the solution being considered.
   • The body strictly regulates water content to maintain osmolality – the concentration of dissolved particles in your blood. 2026 August 5, Emma Davies, “You've probably been drinking water the wrong way, say experts”, in Science Direct, BBC, archived from the original on 07 Aug 2026, retrieved 09 Aug 2026:

Forms

Deriveds

hypoosmolality · hyperosmolality · hyposmolality

Relateds

osmolarity

Translations (3)

it osmolalità (chemistry: the molality of an ideal solution that would exert the same osmotic pressure as the solution being considered) · ro osmolalitate (chemistry: the molality of an ideal solution that would exert the same osmotic pressure as the solution being considered) · ga osmalálacht (chemistry: the molality of an ideal solution that would exert the same osmotic pressure as the solution being considered)