1. (mol) The international scientific unit for amount of substance, defined as the amount of a substance that contains as many elementary components (atoms, molecules, etc.) as there are atoms in 12 grams of carbon-12. That number, 6.022140857(74) × 1023, is known as the Avogadro constant.
2. (melanocytic nevus) A benign skin tumour containing a concentration of the pigment melanin, giving it a dark colour.
3. A small mammal that lives below ground in a system of tunnels that it excavates by means of short but powerful forelimbs with large paws, and that feeds on invertebrates, principally earthworms, that fall into its tunnels. There are about 40 species in 15 genera comprising the family Talpidae, found worldwide.
4. (golden mole) A mammal that lives in tunnels below ground, and has no external ears, eyes covered by skin, forelimbs adapted for digging, and a coat with a metallic appearance, giving it its common name. There are 9 genera with 21 species forming the family Chrysochloridae, found only in Africa south of the equator. Golden moles evolved independently from the true moles (Talpidae) to which they are unrelated.