molecular

US /məˈlɛk.jə.ləɹ/ UK /məˈlɛk.jʊ.lə/ See IPA manual

Freq #12289

Meanings

1

adj
relating to or produced by or consisting of molecules

Molecular structure.
2

adj
Relating to, or consisting of, or produced by molecules.

Drawings and pictures are more than mere ornaments in scientific discourse. Blackboard sketches, geological maps, diagrams of molecular structure, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many varieties of statistical charts and graphs: These pictorial devices are indispensable tools for presenting evidence, for explaining a theory, for telling a story.
3

adj
Relating to molecular gastronomy.

Molecular dishes.
4

adj
relating to simple or elementary organization

Thesaurus

Word family

Derived forms bimolecularbiomolecularclinicomolecularcytomoleculardimolecularequimolecularextramolecularheteromolecularhistomolecularhomomolecularimmunomolecularintermolecular

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Etymology

From molecule + -ar.

Topics

Describing Qualities Chemistry

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# molecular

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /məˈlɛk.jə.ləɹ/
**IPA (UK):** /məˈlɛk.jʊ.lə/
**Frequency rank:** 12289

## Meanings
1. relating to or produced by or consisting of molecules
2. Relating to, or consisting of, or produced by molecules.
3. Relating to molecular gastronomy.
4. relating to simple or elementary organization

## Examples
- Molecular structure.
- Drawings and pictures are more than mere ornaments in scientific discourse. Blackboard sketches, geological maps, diagrams of molecular structure, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many varieties of statistical charts and graphs: These pictorial devices are indispensable tools for presenting evidence, for explaining a theory, for telling a story.
- Molecular dishes.

## Derived Forms
- bimolecular
- biomolecular
- clinicomolecular
- cytomolecular
- dimolecular
- equimolecular
- extramolecular
- heteromolecular
- histomolecular
- homomolecular
- immunomolecular
- intermolecular

## Etymology
From molecule + -ar.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Chemistry

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