Molecule

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  • noun. The smallest particle of a substance that retains the chemical and physical properties of the substance and is composed of two or more atoms; a group of like or different atoms held together by chemical forces.
  • noun. A small particle; a tiny bit.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The smallest mass of any substance which is capable of existing in a separate form — that is, the smallest part into which the substance can be divided without destroying its chemical character (identity).
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A very small particle or bit of something; a particle; an atom.
  • noun. In ornithology, the tread or cicatricula of a fecundated ovum.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One of the very small invisible particles of which all ordinary matter is supposed to consist.
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. 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. Cf. Atom.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. A tiny amount.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
  • noun. (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound
    • Word Usage
    "Each protein molecule is made up of several thousand atoms."
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    Gene  acid  atom  cell  component  
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    Kekule formula  ace  acid  acidity  agent  
    variant
    atom  
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