Etymology

supramolecular

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Today it means: Consisting of many molecules; of scale or complexity greater than that of a molecule. Full definition →

English molecular ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← French molécule
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Proto-Italic*superos
  5. Proto-Italic*superād
  6. Old Latinsuprād
  7. Latinsuprā
  8. Latinsupra-
  9. Englishsupra-
  10. Latinmōlēs
  11. New Latinmōlēcula
  12. Frenchmolécule
  13. Englishmolecule
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. Englishmolecular
  17. English todaysupramolecular

From supra- + molecular.

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