- 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
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2016
mol•e•cule /ˈmɑləˌkyul/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2016- Chemistry, Physicsthe smallest physical unit of an element or compound, made up of one or more similar atoms in an element and two or more different atoms in a compound.
- any very small particle.
mol•e•cule
(mol′ə kyo̅o̅l′),USA pronunciation n.
- Chemistry, Physicsthe 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.
- Chemistrya 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.
- Neo-Latin, equivalent. to Latin mōlē(s) mass + -cula -cule1
- earlier molecula 1785–95
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molecule /ˈmɒlɪˌkjuːl/ n
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