Medical term:

molal


molal

 (m) [mo´lal]
containing one mole of solute per kilogram of solvent. (See also molar1.)
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mo·lal

(mō'lăl), Do not confuse this word with molar.
Denoting 1 mol of solute dissolved in 1000 g of solvent; such solutions provide a definite ratio of solute to solvent molecules. Compare: molar (4).
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molal

adjective Referring to the number of moles of solute/kg of solvent in a solution.
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mo·lal

(mō'lăl)
Denoting 1 mol of solute dissolved in 1000 g of solvent; such solutions provide a definite ratio of solute to solvent molecules.
Compare: molar (4)
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molality

 [mo-lal´ĭ-te]
the number of moles of a solute per kilogram of solvent. See also molarity.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

mo·lal·i·ty (m),

(mō-lal'i-tē),
Moles of solute per kilogram of solvent; the molarity is equal to mρ/(ltmM), where m is the molality, ρ is the density of the solution, and M is the molar mass of the solute. Compare: molarity.
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molality

A fraction of a solution expressed in moles of solute/kg of solvent.
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mo·lal·i·ty

(mō-lal'i-tē)
Moles of solute per kilogram of solvent; the molarity is equal to mρ/(1 + mM), where m is the molality, ρ is the density of the solution, and M is the molar mass of the solute.
Compare: molarity
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molality

Number of moles (see MOLE 2.) of solute in 1000 g of solvent.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

molality

the number of MOLES of a solute present in a kilogram of pure solvent.
Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005

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