American English pronunciation

How to pronounce mole

IPA transcription: ['moʊl]

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Noun

  • a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

  • the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

  • a spy who works against enemy espionage

  • spicy sauce often containing chocolate

  • a small congenital pigmented spot on the skin

  • small velvety-furred burrowing mammal having small eyes and fossorial forefeet

Usage examples

  • One prevalent symptom is vaginal bleeding after a pregnancy, abortion, or hydatid mole.
  • The result is one molecule of water and one molecule of ethyl acetate.
  • Media accounts have reported "mole people" living underneath other cities as well.
  • Surface plasmon resonance-based instruments use refractometry to measure and analyze biomolecular interactions.
  • The resulting molecule is often referred to as Hb A.
  • This rules out certain orientational combinations when two neighbor molecules are considered.
  • There are still many unanswered questions regarding the netrin family of molecules.
  • Most insulin molecules are degraded by liver cells.
  • This led to a better understanding of the three-dimensional nature of molecules.
  • Ascorbic acid is oxidised with molecular oxygen.