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• mol|e|cule — «MOL uh kyool», noun. 1. the smallest particle into which a substance can be divided without chemical change. A molecule of an element consists of one or more atoms that are alike; a molecule of a compound consists of two or more different atoms …   Useful english dictionary

• an|ti-mol|e|cule — an|ti|mol|e|cule or an|ti mol|e|cule «AN tee MOL uh kyool», noun. a molecule of antimatter …   Useful english dictionary

• an|ti|mol|e|cule — or an|ti mol|e|cule «AN tee MOL uh kyool», noun. a molecule of antimatter …   Useful english dictionary

• bi|o|mol|e|cule — «BY oh MOL uh kyool», noun. a hypothetical molecule of living matter; the smallest quantity of matter exhibiting life …   Useful english dictionary

• mac|ro|mol|e|cule — «MAK roh MOL uh kyool», noun. a large and complex molecule made up of many smaller molecules linked together, as in a resin or polymer …   Useful english dictionary

• sub|mol|e|cule — «suhb MOL uh kyool», noun. a particle smaller than a molecule: »DNA molecules are made up of two very long strands connected to each other by hundreds of thousands of short submolecules, which are set in place like the rungs of a ladder (Time) …   Useful english dictionary

• su|per|mol|e|cule — «SOO puhr MOL uh kyool», noun. a molecule consisting of several smaller molecules …   Useful english dictionary

• cule — an·i·mal·cule; anon·y·mun·cule; ar·bus·cule; bas·cule; can·i·cule; cau·li·cule; cor·pus·cule; cre·pus·cule; den·ti·cule; dra·mat·i·cule; ed·i·cule; fas·ci·cule; floc·cule; fol·li·cule; grat·i·cule; len·ti·cule; lod·i·cule; mol·e·cule;… …   English syllables

• mol — an·e·mol·o·gy; at·mol·y·sis; bles·mol; cos·mol·o·gist; cos·mol·o·gy; cu·mol; cyn·o·mol·gus; de·mol·ish; des·mol·y·sis; el·e·mol; en·to·mol·o·gist; en·to·mol·o·gize; en·to·mol·o·gy; en·zy·mol·o·gist; en·zy·mol·o·gy; ep·i·der·mol·y·sis;… …   English syllables

• mol|e|cism — mol|e|chism or mol|e|cism «MOL uh KIHZ uhm», noun. any virus, viewed as an infective agent possessing the characteristics of both a living microorganism and a nonliving molecule; organule. ╂[molechism < mole(cule) + ch(emical) + (organ)ism;… …   Useful english dictionary