osmolarity

osmolarity
The osmotic concentration of an osmotically active substance in solution, expressed as osmoles of solute particles per liter of solution.

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os·mo·lar·i·ty .äz-mō-'lar-ət-ē, .äs- n, pl -ties the concentration of an osmotic solution esp. when measured in osmols or milliosmols per liter of solution
os·mo·lar äz-'mō-lər, äs- adj

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os·mo·lar·i·ty (oz″mo-larґĭ-te) the concentration of osmotically active particles in solution expressed in terms of osmoles of solute per liter of solution.

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