an amount of a compound equal to its molecular weight expressed in grams: now replaced by the mole
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gram′ mol′ecule, [Chem.]
gram-mo•lec•u•lar
(gram′mə lek′yə lər),USA pronunciation gram-mo•lar
(gram′mō′lər),USA pronunciation adj.
- Chemistrythat quantity of a substance whose weight in grams is numerically equal to the molecular weight of the substance. Cf. Avogadro's number.
- 1890–95
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