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supermolecule

supermolecule noun: a transitory, quantum-mechanical entity formed when two molecules react.

Noun

supermolecule (plural supermolecules)

  1. A transitory, quantum-mechanical entity formed when two molecules react
  2. (informal) A macromolecule
  3. A molecule with superatom components, where each of the superatom components act as single atoms in the molecule

Forms of supermolecule

pluralsupermolecules

Origin of supermolecule

From super- + molecule.

Questions about supermolecule

What does supermolecule mean?
Supermolecule means a transitory, quantum-mechanical entity formed when two molecules react.
What part of speech is supermolecule?
Supermolecule is a noun.
What is the plural of supermolecule?
The plural of supermolecule is supermolecules.

Words near supermolecule in the dictionary

  1. supermodule
  2. supermodules
  3. supermoduli
  4. supermoist
  5. supermolecular
  6. supermolecule
  7. supermolecules
  8. supermom
  9. supermomentum
  10. supermoms
  11. supermonkey

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