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molecule
[ mol-uh-kyool ]
noun
- 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.
- Chemistry. a quantity of a substance, the weight of which, measured in any chosen unit, is numerically equal to the molecular weight; gram molecule.
- any very small particle.
molecule
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noun
- the simplest unit of a chemical compound that can exist, consisting of two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds
- a very small particle
molecule
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- 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
- A combination of two or more atoms held together by a force between them. ( See covalent bond and ionic bond .)
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From there, they sneak past the protective barrier lining the respiratory system and head to the lymph nodes in search of cells that express a particular protein called signaling lymphocytic activation molecule, or SLAM.
White granulated sugar is composed of microscopic, crystalline sucrose molecules.
That would involve a process called "cracking" which breaks down the products into smaller molecules.
However, efforts are underway to test new small molecules in rodents that could improve resistance to radiation.
"What's really exciting about this, is it's a totally undiscovered process by which anti-germ molecules are made inside our cells, it feels profoundly important and surprising."
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