Meanings
- not comparablechemistryRelating to, or consisting of, or produced by molecules.
1 more example
Drawings and pictures are more than mere ornaments in scientific discourse. Blackboard sketches, geological maps, diagrams of molecular structure, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many varieties of statistical charts and graphs: These pictorial devices are indispensable tools for presenting evidence, for explaining a theory, for telling a story.
2012 March-April, Brian Hayes, “Pixels or Perish”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 19 Feb 2013, page 106 - not comparableRelating to a simple or basic structure or organization.
plural moleculars
- chemistryAny compound having a specified (range of) molecular weight(s)
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiverelating to simple or elementary organization
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinmōlēs
- New Latinmōlēcula
- Frenchmolécule
- Englishmolecule
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishmolecular
Translations
Arabic جُزَيْئِيّ
- جُزَيْئِيّ (juzayʔiyy)relating to molecules
Bulgarian молекуля́рен, молеку́лен
- молекуля́рен (molekuljáren)relating to molecules
- молеку́лен (molekúlen)relating to molecules
Catalan molecular
- molecularrelating to molecules
Czech molekulární
- molekulárnírelating to molecules
Danish molekylær
- molekylærrelating to molecules
Esperanto molekula
- molekularelating to molecules
Finnish molekulaarinen
- molekulaarinenrelating to molecules
French moléculaire
- moléculairerelating to molecules
German molekular
- molekularrelating to molecules
Hindi आणविक
- आणविक (āṇvik)relating to molecules
Hungarian molekuláris
- molekulárisrelating to molecules
Indonesian molekuler
- molekulerrelating to molecules
Irish móilíneach
- móilíneachrelating to molecules
Italian molecolare
- molecolarerelating to molecules
Latvian molekulārs
- molekulārsrelating to molecules
Malay molekul
- molekulrelating to molecules
Norwegian Bokmål molekylær
- molekylærrelating to molecules
Persian مولکولی
- مولکولی (molekuli)relating to molecules
Polish cząsteczkowy, molekularny
- cząsteczkowyrelating to molecules
- molekularnyrelating to molecules
Portuguese molecular
- molecularrelating to molecules
Romanian molecular
- molecularrelating to molecules
Russian молекуля́рный
- молекуля́рный (molekuljárnyj)relating to molecules
Spanish molecular
- molecularrelating to molecules
Swedish molekylär
- molekylärrelating to molecules
Tagalog mulatlin
- mulatlinrelating to molecules
Turkish moleküler
- molekülerrelating to molecules
Ukrainian молекуля́рний
- молекуля́рний (molekuljárnyj)relating to molecules
Welsh moleciwlaidd
- moleciwlaiddrelating to molecules
Cite this entry
molecular. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/molecular
“molecular.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/molecular. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “molecular,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/molecular.
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