1. 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.