molecule
The smallest particle of a specific element or compound that retains the chemical…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.
» A molecule is made up of atoms.
Ein Molekül besteht aus Atomen.
Молекула состоит из атомов.
Молекула складається з атомів.
Meaning
2 sensesThe 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.
Hydrogen chloride is a diatomic molecule, consisting of a hydrogen atom and a chlorine atom.
Molekül
моле́кулаmolékula
моле́кулаmolékula
A tiny amount.
(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
Examples
48 sentencesA molecule is made up of atoms.
Молекула складається з атомів.
ruМолекула состоит из атомов.
deEin Molekül besteht aus Atomen.
A water molecule has two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.
ruВ одной молекуле воды два атома водорода и один атом кислорода.
deEin Wassermolekül besteht aus zwei Wasserstoffatomen und einem Sauerstoffatom.
A molecule of water is made up of one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms.
Молекула води складається із двох атомів водню та одного атома кисню.
ruМолекула воды состоит из двух атомов водорода и одного атома кислорода.
deEin Wassermolekül besteht aus einem Sauerstoff- und zwei Wasserstoff-Atomen.
This molecule has a crystalline structure.
ruЭта молекула имеет кристаллическую структуру.
deDieses Molekül hat eine Kristallstruktur.
Those memory molecules are the antibodies.
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Origin
Borrowed from French molécule, from New Latin molecula (“a molecule”), diminutive of LatinBorrowed from French molécule, from New Latin molecula (“a molecule”), diminutive of Latin moles (“a mass”).
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plural: molecules / moleculaeSynonyms
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