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Noun

mole

  1. A small, burrowing insectivore of the family Talpidae.
  2. A person who reveals secrets from within an organization. (derived from the spy novels of John Le Carre)
  3. (Chemistry, Physics) In the International System of Units, the base unit of amount of substance; the amount of substance of a system which contains as many elementary entities as there are atoms in 0.012 kilograms of carbon-12. Symbol: mol
  4. A burrowing rodent, similar to a mole, also called mole rat.
  5. A pigmented spot on the skin.
  6. (Architecture) A massive structure, usually of stone, used as a pier, breakwater or junction between places separated by water.

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Wikipedia article mole


French

Noun

mole f


German

Noun

Mole f (plural: Molen)

  1. (Architecture) A massive structure, usually of stone, used as a pier, breakwater or junction between places separated by water.

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Italian

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mole f


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