(of substances, solutions, etc) containing equal numbers of molecules
equimolecular in American English
(ˌikwɪmoʊˈlɛkjulər)
adjective
having an equal number of molecules
equimolecular in American English
(ˌikwəməˈlekjələr, ˈekwə-)
adjective
Physics & Chemistry
containing equal numbers of molecules
Word origin
[1905–10; equi- + molecular]This word is first recorded in the period 1905–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: airway, cadre, push-up, thiamine, white listequi- is a combining form meaning “equal,” used in the formation of compound words. Otherwords that use the affix equi- include: equicaloric, equilibrium, equinox, equiprobabilism, equirotal