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mol·e·cule 
[mol-uh-kyool] Pronunciation Key
[mol-uh-kyool] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | Chemistry, Physics. the smallest physical unit of an element or compound, consisting of one or more like atoms in an element and two or more different atoms in a compound. |
| 2. | Chemistry. a quantity of a substance, the weight of which, measured in any chosen unit, is numerically equal to the molecular weight; gram molecule. |
| 3. | any very small particle. |
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| mol·e·cule
(mŏl'ĭ-kyōōl') Pronunciation Key
n.
[French molécule, from New Latin mōlēcula, diminutive of Latin mōlēs, mass.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
molecule
molecule
1794, "extremely minute particle," from Fr. moléclue (1678), from Mod.L. molecula, dim. of L. moles "mass, barrier" (see mole (3)). A vague meaning at first; the vogue for the word (used until late 18c. only in Latin form) can be traced to the philosophy of Descartes. First used in modern scientific sense by Amedeo Avogadro (1811). Molecular biology first attested 1950.
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| molecule | |
noun | |
| 1. | (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound |
| 2. | (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything [syn: atom] |
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The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
molecule
(mŏl'ĭ-ky l') Pronunciation Key
A group of two or more atoms linked together by sharing electrons in a chemical bond. Molecules are the fundamental components of chemical compounds and are the smallest part of a compound that can participate in a chemical reaction.
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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
molecule [(mol-uh-kyoohl)]
molecule [(mol-uh-kyoohl)]
A combination of two or more atoms held together by a force between them. (See covalent bond and ionic bond.)
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molecule mol·e·cule (mŏl'ĭ-ky&oomacr;l')
n.
The smallest particle into which an element or a compound can be divided without changing its chemical and physical properties; a group of atoms that is held together chemically.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Molecule
Mol"e*cule\, n. [Dim. fr. L. moles a mass: cf. F. mol['e]cule. See 3d Mole.]1. One of the very small invisible particles of which all matter is supposed to consist. 2. (Physics) The smallest part of any substance which possesses the characteristic properties and qualities of that substance, and which can exist alone in a free state. 3. (Chem.) A group of atoms so united and combined by chemical affinity that they form a complete, integrated whole, being the smallest portion of any particular compound that can exist in a free state; as, a molecule of water consists of two atoms of hydrogen and one of oxygen. Cf. Atom.
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