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molecule

[ mol-uh-kyool ]

noun

  1. Chemistry, Physics. the smallest physical unit of an element or compound, consisting of one or more like atoms in an element and two or more different atoms in a compound.
  2. Chemistry. a quantity of a substance, the weight of which, measured in any chosen unit, is numerically equal to the molecular weight; gram molecule.
  3. any very small particle.


molecule

/ ˈ³¾É’±ôɪˌ°ìÂá³Ü˱ô /

noun

  1. the simplest unit of a chemical compound that can exist, consisting of two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds
  2. a very small particle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

molecule

/ ³¾Å±ô′ĭ-°ì²â´ÇÌ…´ÇÌ…±ô′ /

  1. A group of two or more atoms linked together by sharing electrons in a chemical bond. Molecules are the fundamental components of chemical compounds and are the smallest part of a compound that can participate in a chemical reaction.

molecule

  1. A combination of two or more atoms held together by a force between them. ( See covalent bond and ionic bond .)
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of molecule1

First recorded in 1785–95; earlier molecula, from New Latin, from Latin ³¾Å±ôŧ(²õ) “mass†( molar 2( def ) ) + -cula -cule 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of molecule1

C18: via French from New Latin ³¾Å±ôŧ³¦³Ü±ô²¹, diminutive of Latin ³¾Å±ôŧ²õ mass, mole 4
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White granulated sugar is composed of microscopic, crystalline sucrose molecules.

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