nanomolar

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adjective

Describing concentrations one billionth (10⁻⁹) of molar

OriginEnglish molar ← Middle English molar ← Latin molāris →
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Meanings

adjectivenanomolar (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryDescribing concentrations one billionth (10⁻⁹) of molar
nounnanomolar (plural nanomolars)

plural nanomolars

  1. A nanomolar amount or concentration

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*melh₂-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*molh₂éh₂
  6. Proto-Italic*molā
  7. Latinmola
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. Latinmolāris
  11. Middle Englishmolar
  12. Englishmolar
  13. Englishnanomolar

From nano- + molar.

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APA

nanomolar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanomolar

MLA

“nanomolar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanomolar. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nanomolar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanomolar.

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