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molecula

molecula noun: a molecule; a small particle of something.

Noun

molecula (plural moleculae)

  1. (historical) A molecule; a small particle of something.
    • Smal bodies, of Atoms, out of whose various combinations bigger molleculæ are made.1751, John Locke, Elements of Natural Philosophy, section XII
    • They acted by the ancient organized states in the shape of their old organization, and not by the organic moleculae of a disbanded people.1790, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, Oxford, published 2009

Forms of molecula

pluralmoleculae

Origin of molecula

From Latin molecula.

Questions about molecula

What does molecula mean?
Molecula means a molecule; a small particle of something.
What part of speech is molecula?
Molecula is a noun.
What is the plural of molecula?
The plural of molecula is moleculae.

Words near molecula in the dictionary

  1. molecasts
  2. molecatcher
  3. molecatchers
  4. molecatching
  5. Molech
  6. molecula
  7. moleculae
  8. molecular
  9. molecular assembler
  10. molecular assemblers
  11. molecular beam epitaxy

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