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molecular

mo·le·cu·lar

UK/məˈlɛk.jʊ.lə/ US/məˈlɛk.jə.ləɹ/ fairly common

adjective

1.

relating to or produced by or consisting of molecules

  • “molecular structure”
  • “molecular oxygen”
  • “molecular weight is the sum of all the atoms in a molecule”
2.

relating to simple or elementary organization

  • “proceed by more and more detailed analysis to the molecular facts of perception” -G.A. Miller
Antonyms

Origin

From molecule + -ar.

Phrases

  • gram-molecular weight
  • molecular assembler
  • molecular beam epitaxy
  • molecular biologist
  • molecular biology
  • molecular clock
  • molecular cloud
  • molecular compound

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