Meaning

2 senses
  1. 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.

    Hydrogen chloride is a diatomic molecule, consisting of a hydrogen atom and a chlorine atom.

    Molekül

    моле́кулаmolékula

    моле́кулаmolékula

  2. A tiny amount.

    (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

Examples

48 sentences
  1. A molecule is made up of atoms.

    Молекула складається з атомів. — deniko

    ruМолекула состоит из атомов. — marafon

    deEin Molekül besteht aus Atomen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. A water molecule has two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.

    ruВ одной молекуле воды два атома водорода и один атом кислорода. — odexed

    deEin Wassermolekül besteht aus zwei Wasserstoffatomen und einem Sauerstoffatom. — xtofu80

  3. 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. — uaspeaker

    ruМолекула воды состоит из двух атомов водорода и одного атома кислорода. — Wadimiy

    deEin Wassermolekül besteht aus einem Sauerstoff- und zwei Wasserstoff-Atomen. — Esperantostern

  4. This molecule has a crystalline structure.

    ruЭта молекула имеет кристаллическую структуру. — sharptoothed

    deDieses Molekül hat eine Kristallstruktur. — Esperantostern

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  5. Those memory molecules are the antibodies.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
group of atoms held together by chemical bonds:
Русский
By meaning 1
group of atoms held together by chemical bonds:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
group of atoms held together by chemical bonds:

Origin

Borrowed from French molécule, from New Latin molecula (“a molecule”), diminutive of Latin

Borrowed from French molécule, from New Latin molecula (“a molecule”), diminutive of Latin moles (“a mass”).

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