Definition
osmols
noun
- Plural of osmol; units of osmotic pressure equal to the number of moles of solute particles that contribute to the osmotic pressure of a solution.
Usage: technical; medical/scientific; used in physiology, chemistry, and clinical medicine
Examples
- The patient's serum osmolality was measured in osmols per kilogram of water.
- Intravenous solutions are formulated to match the osmols of blood plasma.
- The kidney regulates water balance by adjusting osmols in the filtrate.
- A hypertonic solution contains more osmols per liter than normal body fluid.
- Doctors calculate the number of osmols to determine the tonicity of a solution.