molecular

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English

Etymology

molecule +‎ -ar

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /məˈlɛkjʊlə/
  • (file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /məˈlɛkjələɹ/, /məˈlɛkjuləɹ/

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, archived from the original on 19 February 2013, 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

Etymology

From molècula +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

Adjective

molecular m or f (masculine and feminine plural moleculars)

  1. molecular

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Galician

Etymology

From molécula +‎ -ar.

Adjective

molecular m or f (plural moleculares)

  1. molecular

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Interlingua

Adjective

molecular (not comparable)

  1. molecular

Portuguese

Etymology

From molécula +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: mo‧le‧cu‧lar

Adjective

molecular m or f (plural moleculares)

  1. (chemistry) molecular (relating to molecules)

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French moléculaire. By surface analysis, moleculă +‎ -ar.

Adjective

molecular m or n (feminine singular moleculară, masculine plural moleculari, feminine and neuter plural moleculare)

  1. molecular

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From molécula +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /molekuˈlaɾ/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: mo‧le‧cu‧lar

Adjective

molecular m or f (masculine and feminine plural moleculares)

  1. molecular

Derived terms

Further reading