molecular

[muh-lek-yuh-ler]

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adjective

of or relating to or caused by molecules: molecular structure.

Origin of molecular

First recorded in 1815–25; molecule + -ar¹

Related formsmo·lec·u·lar·ly, adverbmul·ti·mo·lec·u·lar, adjectivenon·mo·lec·u·lar, adjectivesub·mo·lec·u·lar, adjective

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Examples from the Web for molecular

Contemporary Examples

“Not everyone can do molecular tests, whereas anyone can do a finger stick,” he says.
This New Ebola Test Is As Easy As a Pregnancy Test, So Why Aren’t We Using It?
Abby Haglage
October 3, 2014
He plans to build his artificial brain from entirely the bottom up, starting at the molecular level.
The Science Community’s Fight Over an Artificial Brain
Elizabeth Picciuto
July 10, 2014
Cas9 are the molecular scissors that cut out what he does not like: the normal CCR5 that welcomes in HIV.
Gene Editing Could Erase HIV
Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Michael Zhang
June 11, 2014
As demonstrated in the end-credit sequence, Apocalypse is telekinetic and can use that power down to the molecular level.
X-Men’s Post-Credits Apocalypse Scene Explained
Rich Goldstein
May 26, 2014
Food that you can eat day after day is real food, unlike the molecular hijinks to be found all around the world.
This Book Will Change the Way You Eat
Lucas Wittmann
December 19, 2013

Historical Examples

The field of controversy will never be won by their molecular "Hessians."
Life: Its True Genesis
R. W. Wright
We cannot, therefore, say what may be the molecular interpretation of these effects.
Researches on Cellulose
C. F. Cross
They have the molecular ray, and they know no wars; they do not destroy each other.
Islands of Space
John W Campbell
Arcot accelerated away from it as Fuller hit it with a molecular beam.
Islands of Space
John W Campbell
Then Arcot shut off the heat beams and turned on the molecular ray.
Islands of Space
John W Campbell

British Dictionary definitions for molecular

molecular

adjective

of or relating to moleculesmolecular hydrogen
logic (of a sentence, formula, etc) capable of analysis into atomic formulae of the appropriate kind

Derived Formsmolecularity (məʊˌlɛkjʊˈlærɪtɪ), nounmolecularly, adverb

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Word Origin and History for molecular

adj.

1823, from molecule + -ar or else from French moléculaire or Modern Latin molecularis. Molecular biology first attested 1950.

molecular in Medicine

molecular

(mə-lĕk′yə-lər)

adj.

Of, relating to, or consisting of molecules.

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Examples from the Web for molecular

Contemporary Examples

“Not everyone can do molecular tests, whereas anyone can do a finger stick,” he says.

He plans to build his artificial brain from entirely the bottom up, starting at the molecular level.

Cas9 are the molecular scissors that cut out what he does not like: the normal CCR5 that welcomes in HIV.

As demonstrated in the end-credit sequence, Apocalypse is telekinetic and can use that power down to the molecular level.

Food that you can eat day after day is real food, unlike the molecular hijinks to be found all around the world.

Historical Examples

The field of controversy will never be won by their molecular "Hessians."

We cannot, therefore, say what may be the molecular interpretation of these effects.

They have the molecular ray, and they know no wars; they do not destroy each other.

Arcot accelerated away from it as Fuller hit it with a molecular beam.

Then Arcot shut off the heat beams and turned on the molecular ray.

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Word Origin and History for molecular

adj.

molecular

Origin of molecular