molecular
[ muh-lek-yuh-ler ]
/ məˈlɛk yə lər /
adjective
of or relating to or caused by molecules: molecular structure.
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molecular
/ (məʊˈlɛkjʊlə, mə-) /
adjective
of or relating to moleculesmolecular hydrogen
logic (of a sentence, formula, etc) capable of analysis into atomic formulae of the appropriate kind
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molecular
1823, from molecule + -ar or else from French moléculaire or Modern Latin molecularis. Molecular biology first attested 1950.
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molecular
[ mə-lĕk′yə-lər ]
adj.
Of, relating to, or consisting of molecules.
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