Molecular
[muh-lek-yuh-ler] /məˈlɛk yə lər/
adjective
1.
of or relating to or caused by :
molecular structure.
/məʊˈlɛkjʊlə; mə-/
adjective
1.
of or relating to molecules: molecular hydrogen
2.
(logic) (of a sentence, formula, etc) capable of analysis into atomic formulae of the appropriate kind
adj.
1823, from molecule + -ar or else from French moléculaire or Modern Latin molecularis. Molecular biology first attested 1950.
molecular mo·lec·u·lar (mə-lěk’yə-lər)
adj.
Of, relating to, or consisting of molecules.
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