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molecules

molecules is the plural of molecule.

Meaning of molecule

Noun

molecule (plural molecules or moleculae or moleculæ)

  1. The smallest particle of a specific element or compound that retains the chemical properties of that element or compound; two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.
    • Hydrogen chloride is a diatomic molecule, consisting of a hydrogen atom and a chlorine atom.
  2. A tiny amount.

Phrases with molecules

Questions about molecules

What is molecules the plural of?
Molecules is the plural of molecule.

Words near molecules in the dictionary

  1. molecularizes
  2. molecularizing
  3. molecularly
  4. moleculars
  5. molecule
  6. molecules
  7. moleculæ
  8. moled
  9. molehead
  10. moleheads
  11. moleheap

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