NOUN | quantity | mole, gram molecule, mol | the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams |
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person | mole, counterspy | a spy who works against enemy / enemy espionage | |
food | mole | spicy sauce often containing chocolate | |
attribute | mole | a small congenital pigmented spot on the skin | |
artifact | mole, breakwater, groin, groyne, bulwark, seawall, jetty | a protective structure of stone or concrete | |
animal | mole | small velvety-furred burrowing mammal having small eyes and fossorial forefeet |
Sounds | mow'l | |
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Rhymes | amphibole ... whole: 76 rhymes with owl... |
Meaning | The molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites. | |
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Synonyms | gram molecule, mol | |
Broader | metric weight unit, weight unit | A decimal unit of weight based on the gram |
Spanish | mol | |
Catalan | mol | |
Adjectives | molal | designating a solution containing one mole of solute per kilogram of solvent |
molar | containing one mole of a substance | |
molar | designating a solution containing one mole of solute per liter of solution |
Meaning | A spy who works against enemy / enemy espionage. | |
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Synonym | counterspy | |
Broader | spy, undercover agent | (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors |
Spanish | agente doble, contraespía, counterspy, informante, topo | |
Catalan | agent doble, counterspy |
Meaning | spicy sauce often containing chocolate. | |
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Region | Mexico, United Mexican States | A republic in southern North America |
Broader | sauce | flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food |
Spanish | mole | |
Catalan | mole |
Meaning | A small congenital pigmented spot on the skin. | |
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Broader | blemish, defect, mar | A mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body) |
Spanish | lunar | |
Catalan | piga |
Meaning | A protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away. | |
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Synonyms | breakwater, groin, groyne, bulwark, seawall, jetty | |
Broader | barrier | A structure or object that impedes free movement |
Spanish | dique, escollera, espigón, malecón, rompeolas | |
Catalan | dic, engonal, escullera, espigó, talp, trencaonades |
Meaning | small velvety-furred burrowing mammal having small eyes and fossorial forefeet. | |
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Member of | Talpidae, family Talpidae | moles |
Narrower | brewer's mole, hair-tailed mole, Parascalops breweri | mole of eastern North America |
golden mole | Mole of southern Africa having iridescent guard hairs mixed with the underfur | |
shrew mole | slender mole having a long snout and tail | |
starnose mole, star-nosed mole, Condylura cristata | amphibious mole of eastern North America having pink fleshy tentacles around the nose | |
Broader | insectivore | small insect-eating mainly nocturnal terrestrial / terrestrial or fossorial mammals |
Spanish | topo | |
Catalan | talp |
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