Meanings
nounmolecular gastronomy (uncountable)
- uncountableThe use of scientific principles and practices in cooking and food preparation.
Origin
Coined in 1988 by Oxford physicist Nicholas Kurti and INRA chemist Hervé This. Publicly disseminated by Elizabeth Cawdry Thomas and Nicholas Kurti in 1992.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 分子料理
- 分子料理 (fēnzǐ liàolǐ)the use of scientific principles and practices in cooking and food preparation
Polish kuchnia molekularna
- kuchnia molekularnathe use of scientific principles and practices in cooking and food preparation
Vietnamese ẩm thực phân tử
- ẩm thực phân tửthe use of scientific principles and practices in cooking and food preparation
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APA
molecular gastronomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/molecular%20gastronomy
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“molecular gastronomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/molecular%20gastronomy. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “molecular gastronomy,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/molecular%20gastronomy.
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