molecular

[muh-lek-yuh-ler] Origin

mo·lec·u·lar

[muh-lek-yuh-ler]
adjective
of or pertaining to or caused by molecules: molecular structure.

Origin:
1815–25; molecule + -ar1

mo·lec·u·lar·ly, adverb
mul·ti·mo·lec·u·lar, adjective
non·mo·lec·u·lar, adjective
sub·mo·lec·u·lar, adjective
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Molecular is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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World English Dictionary
molecular (məʊˈlɛkjʊlə, mə-)
 
adj
1.  of or relating to molecules: molecular hydrogen
2.  logic (of a sentence, formula, etc) capable of analysis into atomic formulae of the appropriate kind
 
molecularity
 
n
 
mo'lecularly
 
adv

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Word Origin & History

molecular
1823, from molecule. Molecular biology first attested 1950.
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molecular mo·lec·u·lar (mə-lěk'yə-lər)
adj.
Of, relating to, or consisting of molecules.

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