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molecular

English

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Etymology

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From molecule +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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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[1], 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

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Noun

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molecular (plural moleculars)

  1. (chemistry) Any compound having a specified (range of) molecular weight(s)

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From molècula +‎ -ar.

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molecular m or f (masculine and feminine plural moleculars)

  1. molecular

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Galician

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Etymology

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From molécula +‎ -ar.

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molecular m or f (plural moleculares)

  1. molecular

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Interlingua

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molecular (not comparable)

  1. molecular

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From molécula +‎ -ar.

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  • Hyphenation: mo‧le‧cu‧lar

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molecular m or f (plural moleculares)

  1. (chemistry) molecular (relating to molecules)

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Romanian

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Etymology

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

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

  1. molecular

Declension

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Declension of molecular
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite molecular moleculară moleculari moleculare
definite molecularul moleculara molecularii molecularele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite molecular moleculare moleculari moleculare
definite molecularului molecularei molecularilor molecularelor

Spanish

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Etymology

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From molécula +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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molecular m or f (masculine and feminine plural moleculares)

  1. molecular

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