What does molecular mean?

Definitions for molecular
məˈlɛk yə lərmolec·u·lar

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. molecularadjective

    relating to or produced by or consisting of molecules

    "molecular structure"; "molecular oxygen"; "molecular weight is the sum of all the atoms in a molecule"

  2. molecular(a)adjective

    relating to simple or elementary organization

    "proceed by more and more detailed analysis to the molecular facts of perception"--G.A. Miller

Wiktionary

  1. molecularadjective

    Relating to, or consisting of, or produced by molecules.

  2. molecularadjective

    (of an element) combined with itself and with no other element; elemental

  3. molecularadjective

    Relating to a simple or basic structure or organization

Wikipedia

  1. Molecular

    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. molecular

    Molecular refers to or relates to molecules, which are groups of atoms bonded together to form the smallest fundamental unit of a chemical compound that can take part in a chemical reaction. It often describes something connected with or resulting from molecules or involving their study and examination.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Molecularadjective

    pertaining to, connected with, produced by, or consisting of, molecules; as, molecular forces; molecular groups of atoms, etc

  2. Etymology: [Cf. F. molculare. See Molecule.]

Editors Contribution

  1. molecular

    Relating to a molecule.

    The molecular weight was different for the various products.


    Submitted by MaryC on February 12, 2020  

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    Rank popularity for the word 'molecular' in Adjectives Frequency: #837

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of molecular in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of molecular in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of molecular in a Sentence

  1. Amesh Adalja:

    We need to figure out the mechanism and understand it at the molecular level to be able to say for sure how this is occurring -- that this is really the O blood type and not something that kind of tracks with O blood type, we're starting to see enough now that I think it's an important research question to answer.

  2. Lisa Richardson:

    We've always known that black women have more aggressive breast cancer and do more poorly, the challenge has always been what is causing it or what is the molecular or gene defects we are looking for.

  3. James Galvin:

    In the 1980s, as the molecular understanding of Alzheimer's improved, it became clear that a bunch of these people didn't seem to fit that( diagnosis).

  4. Aloo Denish:

    Biochemistry illuminates the invisible pathways of life, guiding us towards a deeper understanding of the complex web of molecular interactions that shape our existence. ~Aloo Denish

  5. Stefano Benazzi:

    This research really could not have been done without the collaboration of researchers in many different scientific research fields — paleoanthropologists, molecular anthropologists, physical anthropologists, paleontologists and physicists working on dating the fossils.

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