unimolecular

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adjective

involving a single molecule

Similar
monomolecular
OriginEnglish molecular ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← French molécule →
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Meanings

adjectiveunimolecular (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryinvolving a single molecule

    Synonyms: monomolecular

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveinvolving a single molecule

Similar
monomolecular

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  3. Proto-Italic*oinos
  4. Old Latinoinos
  5. Latinūnus
  6. Latinūni-
  7. Englishuni-
  8. Latinmōlēs
  9. New Latinmōlēcula
  10. Frenchmolécule
  11. Englishmolecule
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. Englishmolecular
  15. Englishunimolecular

From uni- + molecular.

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Translations

French unimoléculaire
  • unimoléculaireof a reaction involving a single molecule
Irish aonmhóilíneach, monamóilíneach
  • aonmhóilíneachof a reaction involving a single molecule
  • monamóilíneachof a reaction involving a single molecule
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APA

unimolecular. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unimolecular

MLA

“unimolecular.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unimolecular. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unimolecular,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unimolecular.

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