The amount of a solute that contains or produces one mole of osmotically active particles when in solution. Also (in plural): osmotically active particles.
Origin
1930s. Blend of osmotic and mole, after osmolar, osmolal.
Definition of osmole in US English:
osmole
(also osmol)
nounˈɒzməʊl
Biochemistry
The amount of a solute that contains or produces one mole of osmotically active particles when in solution. Also (in plural): osmotically active particles.
Origin
1930s. Blend of osmotic and mole, after osmolar, osmolal.