Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Molecule \Mol"e*cule\, n. [Dim. fr. L. moles a mass: cf. F.
mol['e]cule. See 3d {Mole}.]
1. One of the very small invisible particles of which all
ordinary matter is supposed to consist.
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2. (Physics) The smallest part of any substance which
possesses the characteristic properties and qualities of
that substance, and which can exist alone in a free state.
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3. (Chem.) A group of atoms so united and combined by
chemical affinity that they form a complete, integrated
whole, being the smallest portion of any particular
compound that can exist in a free state; as, a molecule of
water consists of two atoms of hydrogen and one of oxygen.
Cf. {Atom}.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
molecule
n 1: (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an
element or compound
2: (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything [syn: {atom},
{molecule}, {particle}, {corpuscle}, {mote}, {speck}]
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