molecular

Pluralmoleculars

1. 1
   adjective

   Having to do with molecules, made of them, or caused by them.

   Scientists built a model of the drug's molecular shape.

   The study looked at tiny molecular changes inside the cells.

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2. 2
   adjective

   Having to do with cooking that uses ideas and tools from science.

   We tried a molecular dessert that looked like a tiny planet.

   The chef is famous for her molecular cooking.

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3. 3
   adjective

   Of a chemical element, joined only to atoms of the same kind, not to any other element.

   The air we breathe contains molecular oxygen.

   Molecular nitrogen is very hard to break apart.

   Oppositeatomic

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4. 4
   nouncountable

   A chemical compound whose molecules have a certain weight or fall in a certain weight range.

   This wax is a high molecular, so it melts slowly.

   The low moleculars in the paint dry first.

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