Etymology

submolecular

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Today it means: Below the molecular scale; smaller than a molecule Full definition →

English molecular ← Latin sub-
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The story

  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Englishmolecular
  5. English todaysubmolecular

From sub- + molecular.

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