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molecule

/ˈmɒl.ɪ.kjuːl/ UK
/ˈmɒl.ə.kjuːl/ UK
/ˈmɑ.lɪ.kjul/ Atlantic Canada, US
/ˈmɑ.lə.kjul/ Atlantic Canada, US
/ˈmɒl.ɪ.kjul/ Canada, dialectal
/ˈmɒl.ə.kjul/ Canada, dialectal
/ˈmɔl.ɪ.kjʉːl/ Australia
/ˈmɔl.ə.kjʉːl/ Australia
/ˈmɒl.ə.kjʉːl/ New Zealand
/ˈmɔ̟l.ə.kjʉːl/ New Zealand
/ˈmɔː.lɪk.ˈjuːl/ India

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French molécule, from New Latin molecula (“a molecule”), diminutive of Latin moles (“a mass”).

noun molecules · moleculae · moleculæ

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. Hydrogen chloride is a diatomic molecule, consisting of a hydrogen atom and a chlorine atom.
A tiny amount.
Similar: atom, particle, ace, thought, atomy, aught, bissel, continental, bit, crumb, glimpse, dab

Similar: molecule

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Closest in meaning: mote, atom, speck, particle, molecular, chemical, acrylonitrile, drug, mole, formula, attached, compound, macromolecule, polymer, corpuscle, micromolecule

noun

Similar: molecule

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noun group of atoms held together by chemical bonds

Español	molécula
한국어	분자 bunja
日本語	分子 bunshi
中文	分子 fēnzǐ
हिन्दी	अणु aṇu, व्यूहाणु vyūhāṇu
Kiswahili	molekuli
Português	molécula
Français	molécule
Deutsch	Molekül
Italiano	molecola
Ελληνικά	μόριο mório
Română	moleculă
Русский	моле́кула molékula
Tiếng Việt	phân tử
العربية	جُزَيْء juzayʔ
עברית	מוֹלֵקוּלָה molékula

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@misc{molecule_2026,
  title = {molecule},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/molecule},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}