Definitions for MOLECULES
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1. Molecules

   A molecule is a group of two or more atoms held together by attractive forces known as chemical bonds; depending on context, the term may or may not include ions which satisfy this criterion. In quantum physics, organic chemistry, and biochemistry, the distinction from ions is dropped and molecule is often used when referring to polyatomic ions. A molecule may be homonuclear, that is, it consists of atoms of one chemical element, e.g. two atoms in the oxygen molecule (O2); or it may be heteronuclear, a chemical compound composed of more than one element, e.g. water (two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom; H2O). In the kinetic theory of gases, the term molecule is often used for any gaseous particle regardless of its composition. This relaxes the requirement that a molecule contains two or more atoms, since the noble gases are individual atoms. Atoms and complexes connected by non-covalent interactions, such as hydrogen bonds or ionic bonds, are typically not considered single molecules.Concepts similar to molecules have been discussed since ancient times, but modern investigation into the nature of molecules and their bonds began in the 17th century. Refined over time by scientists such as Robert Boyle, Amedeo Avogadro, Jean Perrin, and Linus Pauling, the study of molecules is today known as molecular physics or molecular chemistry.

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1. Molecules

   Molecules is a peer reviewed open access scientific journal that is published monthly by MDPI in Basel, Switzerland. It was established in March 1996. The editor-in-chief is Derek J. McPhee. The 2011 impact factor is 2.386.

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1. molecules

   Plural form of molecule.

   Different chemicals and different compounds each have a number of specific molecules and molecular structure.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 19, 2016  

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of MOLECULES in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of MOLECULES in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of MOLECULES in a Sentence

1. Scott Sandford:

   I don't think that there are many people who are trying to detect life in meteorites. Most of us are trying to detect prebiotic organics in meteorites — that is, molecules that may have played a role in helping life get started on Earth. While there are some folks that think they've detected signs of extinct life in meteorites, I have not so far found their arguments to be very compelling.

2. Martin Cordiner:

   The diffuse ISM was historically considered too harsh and tenuous an environment for appreciable abundances of large molecules to occur, prior to the detection of C60, the largest known molecules in space were only 12 atoms in size. Our confirmation of C60 + shows just how complex astrochemistry can get, even in the lowest density, most strongly ultraviolet-irradiated environments in the Galaxy.

3. Berenice Lurton:

   There are a hundred times more aromatic molecules in a wine made with noble rotted grapes, making their delicious juice extremely viscous and sweet.

4. AiR:

   We don’t realize that even the chair and the table lying in front of us are made up of molecules and atoms that are moving with life.

5. Nicolas Rivron:

   We pulled them together and discovered a cocktail of molecules that triggered them to self-organize into early embryo cells.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecules
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=MOLECULES