noun
- plural of micromole; units of measurement equal to one millionth of a mole, used in chemistry and biochemistry to measure very small amounts of substances
Usage: scientific; chemistry
Examples
- The enzyme activity was measured in micromoles per minute.
- The solution contained 50 micromoles of the compound.
- Blood glucose levels are often expressed in micromoles per liter.
- The reaction consumed 25 micromoles of substrate.
- Vitamin concentrations in plasma are typically measured in micromoles.
- The assay detected as few as 10 micromoles of the target molecule.