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English noun: molecule | |||
| 1. | molecule (substance) (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | building block, unit | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | coenzyme, dipole molecule, EDTA, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, macromolecule, protein molecule, supermolecule | ||
| Part holonym | atom, chain, chemical chain, chemical group, group, radical | ||
| Domain category | chemical science, chemistry, natural philosophy, physics | ||
| 2. | molecule (substance) (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything | ||
| Synonyms | atom, corpuscle, mote, particle, speck | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | material, stuff | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | chylomicron, flyspeck, grain, grinding, identification particle | ||
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