millimolen.
/ˈmɪlᵻˌməʊl/, U.S. /ˈmɪləˌmoʊl/ Science.
One-thousandth of a mole (mole n.8).
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1904 C. Hering Ready Reference Tables I. 60 1 millimol = 0·001 mol or gram molecule.
1934 Biochem. Jrnl. 28 285 If we consider the titration of 1 ml. of N/10 acid delivered for example from a 1 ml. simple pyrex pipette..the co-efficient of variation in millimols of KOH is 25 × 10−5.
1937 W. C. Pierce & E. L. Haenisch Quantitative Anal. vi. 83 The choice of unit, millimole or mole, milliequivalent or equivalent, depends upon the unit of volume chosen.
1954 A. White et al. Princ. Biochem. xxvi. 691 The isohydric shift entails formation of about 0·7 meq. of bicarbonate for each millimole of oxygen which dissociates from oxyhemoglobin.
1970 R. W. McGilvery Biochemistry xxv. 614 It requires 2·3 millimoles of H+ to react with the hemoglobin in a liter of blood before the pH can change by 0·1 unit.
1998 Sunday Tel. 25 Jan. (Lifestages Suppl.) 6/3 If your total cholesterol count is over 605 millimols (mmols) per litre, a low-fat, low-sugar diet..will help to lower the levels.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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