molecular biology

noun

The branch of biology that studies the macromolecules of life, such as proteins, lipoproteins and nucleic acids.

“Holonyms: biology, bioscience”

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Meanings

nounmolecular biology (uncountable)

alternative molbio · alternative mbio

  1. uncountablebiochemistryThe branch of biology that studies the macromolecules of life, such as proteins, lipoproteins and nucleic acids.

    Holonyms: biology, bioscience

  2. uncountablebiologyThe branch of biology that studies the manipulation of genetic sequence of DNA.
  3. uncountablebiologyThe technology of gene manipulation.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 分子生物學 /分子生物学
  • 分子生物學 /分子生物学 (fēnzǐ shēngwùxué)branch of biology
Danish molekylærbiologi
  • molekylærbiologibranch of biology
Dutch moleculaire biologie
  • moleculaire biologiebranch of biology
Estonian molekulaarbioloogia
  • molekulaarbioloogiabranch of biology
Finnish molekyylibiologia
  • molekyylibiologiabranch of biology
French biologie moléculaire
  • biologie moléculairebranch of biology
German Molekularbiologie
  • Molekularbiologiebranch of biology
Greek μοριακή βιολογία
  • μοριακή βιολογία (moriakí viología)branch of biology
Hindi अणुजैविकी
  • अणुजैविकी (aṇujaivikī)branch of biology
Hungarian molekuláris biológia
  • molekuláris biológiabranch of biology
Indonesian biologi molekuler
  • biologi molekulerbranch of biology
Japanese 分子生物学
  • 分子生物学 (bunshi seibutsugaku)branch of biology
Korean 분자생물학
  • 분자생물학 (bunja saengmulhak)branch of biology
Malay biologi molekul
  • biologi molekulbranch of biology
Polish biologia molekularna
  • biologia molekularnabranch of biology
Portuguese biologia molecular
  • biologia molecularbranch of biology
Romanian biologie moleculară
  • biologie molecularăbranch of biology
Russian молекуля́рная биоло́гия
  • молекуля́рная биоло́гия (molekuljárnaja biológija)branch of biology
Swedish molekylärbiologi
  • molekylärbiologibranch of biology
Tagalog mulatling haynayan
  • mulatling haynayanbranch of biology
Turkish moleküler biyoloji
  • moleküler biyolojibranch of biology
Ukrainian молекуля́рна біоло́гія
  • молекуля́рна біоло́гія (molekuljárna biolóhija)branch of biology
Cite this entry
APA

molecular biology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/molecular%20biology

MLA

“molecular biology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/molecular%20biology. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “molecular biology,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/molecular%20biology.

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