molecule
[noun]
Synonyms: particle, jot, speck

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mol‧e‧cule /ˈmɒlɪkjuːl $ ˈmɑː-/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1700-1800; Language: French; Origin: molécule, from Latin moles 'mass']
the smallest unit into which any substance can be divided without losing its own chemical nature, usually consisting of two or more atoms:
The molecules of oxygen gas contain just two atoms.
—molecular /məˈlekjələ, məˈlekjʊlə $ -ər/ adjective:
molecular structure

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molecule
noun
ADJ. complex | simple | stable | CO2, DNA, hydrogen, water, etc.
VERB + MOLECULE form
MOLECULE + VERB combine | be composed of sth, contain sth
PREP. in a/the ~ the number of atoms in a molecule
~ in the molecules in the crystal

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