Meanings
nounosmolality (plural osmolalities)
plural osmolalities
- chemistryThe 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
Origin
Translations
Irish osmalálacht
- osmalálachtchemistry: the molality of an ideal solution that would exert the same osmotic pressure as the solution being considered
Italian osmolalità
- osmolalitàchemistry: the molality of an ideal solution that would exert the same osmotic pressure as the solution being considered
Romanian osmolalitate
- osmolalitatechemistry: the molality of an ideal solution that would exert the same osmotic pressure as the solution being considered
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APA
osmolality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osmolality
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“osmolality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osmolality. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “osmolality,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osmolality.
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