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molecular sieves

molecular sieves is the plural of molecular sieve.

Meaning of molecular sieve

Noun

molecular sieve (plural molecular sieves)

  1. A material, usually a zeolite silicate mineral, having pores of a precise and uniform size, that can be used to separate molecules of different shape and size.
    Synonyms:
    mole sieve

Questions about molecular sieves

What is molecular sieves the plural of?
Molecular sieves is the plural of molecular sieve.

Words near molecular sieves in the dictionary

  1. molecular orbital theory
  2. molecular orbitals
  3. molecular oxygen
  4. molecular pathology
  5. molecular sieve
  6. molecular sieves
  7. molecular volume
  8. molecular volumes
  9. molecular weight
  10. molecular weights
  11. molecular-weight

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