From contraction of mulaang butil (literally “originating seed”).
mulatil (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜎᜆᜒᜎ᜔)
- (chemistry, neologism) molecule
- Synonym: molekula
- del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL