molecule
noun/ˈmɒlɪkjuːl/
/ˈmɑːlɪkjuːl/
(chemistry)- a group of atoms that forms the smallest unit that a substance can be divided into without a change in its chemical nature
- A molecule of water consists of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen.
Extra ExamplesTopics Physics and chemistryb2- the molecules in the crystal
- the number of atoms in a molecule
- two molecules of hydrogen
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complex
- simple
- individual
- …
- form
- attach
- bind
- …
- combine
- be composed of something
- contain something
- …
- molecule of
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French molécule, from modern Latin molecula, diminutive of Latin moles ‘mass’.
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