molecule
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɒl.ɪ.kjuːl/
ipa: /ˈmɒl.ə.kjuːl/
note: of Canada
ipa: /ˈmɑ.lɪ.kjul/
note: of Canada
ipa: /ˈmɑ.lə.kjul/
note: of the US
ipa: /ˈmɒl.ɪ.kjul/
note: of the US
ipa: /ˈmɒl.ə.kjul/
ipa: /ˈmɔl.ɪ.kjʉːl/
ipa: /ˈmɔl.ə.kjʉːl/
note: Indic
ipa: /ˈmɔlɪkjul/
Forms: form: molecules
form: moleculae
form: moleculæ
Etymology: Borrowed from French molécule, from New Latin molecula (“a molecule”), diminutive of Latin moles (“a mass”).
Senses: examples: text: Hydrogen chloride is a diatomic molecule, consisting of a hydrogen atom and a chlorine atom.
text: The critical component of the photosynthetic system is the “water-oxidizing complex”, made up of manganese atoms and a calcium atom. This system splits water molecules and delivers some of their electrons to other molecules that help build up carbohydrates.
ref: 2013 September-October, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist, Sigma Xi, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 Sep 2013:
text: Clinical trials testing the molecule in humans have been underway for three years, Sinclair said.
ref: 2022 June 2, Sandee LaMotte, “The ‘Benjamin Button’ effect: Scientists can reverse aging in mice. The goal is to do the same for humans”, in CNN:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
meronyms: atom
glosses: The smallest particle of a specific element or compound that retains the chemical properties of that element or compound; two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.
synonyms: word: atom
word: particle
word: ace
word: tinge
word: atom
word: trace element
word: aught
word: bissel
word: bit
word: crumb
word: glimpse
word: dab
word: damn
word: dash
word: diddly
word: glint
word: dot
word: spatter
word: drop
word: dusting
word: fleck
word: hint
word: flip
word: flyspeck
word: grain
word: halfpennyworth
word: inch
word: iota
word: jot
word: lick
word: mite
word: modicum
word: molecule
word: morceau
word: morsel
word: mote
word: ooch
word: ounce
word: particle
word: pennyworth
word: piece
word: pinch
word: scantling
word: semblance
word: scent
word: scintilla
word: scooch
word: scrap
word: scruple
word: shred
word: skerrick
word: skoosh
word: skosh
word: sliver
word: smattering
word: smidge
word: smidgen
word: smidget
word: smidgy
word: smitch
word: smithereen
word: soupçon
word: spark
word: speck
word: speckle
word: spot
word: sprinkle
word: sprinkling
word: strain
word: tad
word: tidbit
word: tidge
word: tittle
word: toddick
word: touch
word: trace
word: trifle
word: tuppence worth
word: vestige
word: whiff
word: whit
glosses: A tiny amount.
Synonyms: word: molecule
Hypernyms: word: composite particle
Hyponyms: word: macromolecule
word: monomer
word: polymer
Meronyms: word: atom
Derived terms: antimolecule
astromolecule
bimolecule
biomolecule
cell adhesion molecule
cell-adhesion molecule
fuel molecule
giant molecule
glycomolecule
God molecule
gram molecule
immunomolecule
metamolecule
micromolecule
molfile
nanomolecule
phytomolecule
polycule
polymolecule
protomolecule
pseudomolecule
quasimolecule
Rydberg molecule
single-molecule magnet
small molecule drug
spirit molecule
submolecule
supermolecule
supramolecule
Related terms: word: molecular
word: chemical compound