molecuul

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Etymology

Borrowed from French molécule, a modern diminutive of Latin moles (“mass”). First attested in the mid nineteenth century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌmoː.ləˈkyl/
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  • Hyphenation: mo‧le‧cuul
  • Rhymes: -yl

Noun

molecuul n or f or m (plural moleculen, diminutive molecuultje n)

  1. a molecule, group of atoms held together by chemical bonds, the smallest natural unit of any given substance

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: molekul

See also

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