molecular

English

Etymology

molecule + -ar

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /məˈlɛkjʊlə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /məˈlɛkjələɹ/

Adjective

molecular (not comparable)

  1. (chemistry) Relating to, or consisting of, or produced by molecules.
    • 2012 March-April, Brian Hayes, “Pixels or Perish”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 106:
      Drawings and pictures are more than mere ornaments in scientific discourse. Blackboard sketches, geological maps, diagrams of molecular structure, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many varieties of statistical charts and graphs: These pictorial devices are indispensable tools for presenting evidence, for explaining a theory, for telling a story.
  2. (chemistry) (of an element) Combined with itself and with no other element; elemental.
  3. Relating to a simple or basic structure or organization.
  4. (food) Relating to molecular gastronomy.
    molecular dishes

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

molecular (plural moleculars)

  1. (chemistry) Any compound having a specified (range of) molecular weight(s)

Catalan

Adjective

molecular (masculine and feminine plural moleculars)

  1. molecular

Galician

Adjective

molecular m or f (plural moleculares)

  1. molecular

Interlingua

Adjective

molecular (not comparable)

  1. molecular

Portuguese

Adjective

molecular m or f (plural moleculares, comparable)

  1. (chemistry) molecular (relating to molecules)

Spanish

Adjective

molecular (plural moleculares)

  1. molecular
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