micromolar

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adjective

Describing a concentration of one millionth of a mole per litre

OriginEnglish molar ← Middle English molar ← Latin molāris →
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Meanings

adjectivemicromolar (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryDescribing a concentration of one millionth of a mole per litre

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*melh₂-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*molh₂éh₂
  7. Proto-Italic*molā
  8. Latinmola
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Latinmolāris
  12. Middle Englishmolar
  13. Englishmolar
  14. Englishmicromolar

From micro- + molar.

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APA

micromolar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micromolar

MLA

“micromolar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micromolar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “micromolar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micromolar.

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