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- noun chemistry The
molality of anideal solution that would exert the sameosmotic pressure as the solution being considered
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Examples
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The colour depends on its osmolality, which is the technical term for how much stuff is dissolved in the liquid.
IOL: News 2009
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The district court interpreted the patent using the corrected "osmolality" term, finding that the certificate of correction was proper as a matter of law.
Infringement Reversed over Improper Certificate of Correction Peter Zura 2007
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The district court interpreted the patent using the corrected "osmolality" term, finding that the certificate of correction was proper as a matter of law.
Archive 2007-04-01 Peter Zura 2007
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In contrast, "osmolality" refers to the amount of solute per kilogram of solvent.
Archive 2007-04-01 Peter Zura 2007
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In contrast, "osmolality" refers to the amount of solute per kilogram of solvent.
Infringement Reversed over Improper Certificate of Correction Peter Zura 2007
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The parties sell x-ray contrast media, which are classified by osmolality.
Archive 2009-04-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009
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Bracco makes Isovue and Amersham makes Visipaque (a product with the osmolality of blood, also called iso-osmolar).
Archive 2009-04-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009
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When the litigation started, the patent was issued a certificate of correction from the USPTO, where all instances of the word "osmolarity" were replaced with the word "osmolality."
Infringement Reversed over Improper Certificate of Correction Peter Zura 2007
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When the litigation started, the patent was issued a certificate of correction from the USPTO, where all instances of the word "osmolarity" were replaced with the word "osmolality."
Archive 2007-04-01 Peter Zura 2007
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Yet we are told that only about 1/3 of cases that meet the criteria that include the urine osmolality criterion a have elevated arginine vasopressin.
SIADH or SIAD-where did the "h" go and does it matter? james gaulte 2007
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