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Main Entry: 3mole
Variant(s): also mol \ˈmōl\
Function: noun
: the base unit in the International System of Units for the amount of pure substance that contains the same number of elementary entities as there are atoms in exactly 12 grams of the isotope carbon 12 <a mole of photons> <a mole of sodium chloride>

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Pronunciation Key

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\ schwa \ as e in kitten
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\ ch \ as ch in chin
\ d \ as d in did
\ e \ as e in bet
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\ e macron \ as y in easy
\ f \ as f in fifty
\ g \ as g in go
\ h \ as h in hat
\ i \ as i in hit
\ i macron \ as i in ice
\ j \ as j in job
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\ k underlined \ as ch in ich dien
\ l \ as l in lily
\ m \ as m in murmur
\ n \ as n in own
\ eng \ as ng in sing
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\ o doti \ as oy in boy
\ p \ as p in pepper
\ r \ as r in red
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\ sh \ as sh in shy
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\ y \ as y in yet
\ yü \ as you in youth
\ yu dot \ as u in curable
\ z \ as z in zone
\ zh \ as si in vision


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