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molar

adj. characterized by or pertaining to units, masses, and systems in their entirety. Molar analysis (also called global analysis) in psychology is a way of examining behavioral processes as holistic units, extended through time. This approach stresses comprehensive concepts or overall frameworks or structures. Compare molecular.

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November 20th 2024

sterility

sterility

n.

1. the condition of being incapable of producing offspring, because of either infertility or surgical or medical intervention (see sterilization).

2. the condition of being incapable of supporting microbial life because of treatment with chemicals, radiation, or heat. —sterile adj.