Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

molality

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables: mo-lal-i-ty
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the concentration of a substance in solution, expressed as the number of moles of solute per kilogram of solvent

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English molal Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English molality From molal + -ity.

Usage

Inflected Forms

molalities (plural)

Derived Forms

osmolality

Frequently Paired Words

molarity normality

Synonyms

molal concentration

Questions

What does molality mean?: the concentration of a substance in solution, expressed as the number of moles of solute per kilogram of solvent
Where does molality come from?: Etymology tree English molal Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English molality From molal + -ity.

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