molécule

See also: molecule

French

Etymology

From New Latin molecula (“a molecule”), diminutive of Latin moles (“a mass”); see mole.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔ.le.kyl/

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• Homophone: molécules
• Hyphenation: mo‧lé‧cule

Noun

molécule f (plural molécules)

1. (chemistry) molecule
2. molecule (tiny amount)

Related terms

• moléculaire
• molécularité

Descendants

• → Crimean Tatar: molekula
• → Dutch: molecuul
• → English: molecule
• → German: Molekül
• → Hungarian: molekula
• → Lao: ໂມເລກູນ (mō lē kūn)

Further reading

• “molécule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.