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submolecular

submolecular adjective: below the molecular scale; smaller than a molecule.

Adjective

submolecular (not comparable)

  1. Below the molecular scale; smaller than a molecule
    • Since the tiny magnetic domains have to travel only submolecular distances, it is possible to read and write magnetic regions with different polarization as quickly as a single nanosecond — far faster than existing storage technologies.2007 September 11, John Markoff, “Redefining the Architecture of Memory”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 09 Nov 2020
  2. Relating to a submolecule.

Origin of submolecular

From sub- + molecular.

Questions about submolecular

What does submolecular mean?
Submolecular means below the molecular scale; smaller than a molecule.
What part of speech is submolecular?
Submolecular is an adjective.

Words near submolecular in the dictionary

  1. submodules
  2. submoieties
  3. submoiety
  4. submolar
  5. submolariform
  6. submolecular
  7. submolecule
  8. submolecules
  9. submoniliform
  10. submonish
  11. submonished

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