Associations to the word «Molecule»

Pictures for the word «Molecule»

Wiktionary

MOLECULE, noun. (chemistry) The smallest particle of a specific element or compound that retains the chemical properties of that element or compound; two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.
MOLECULE, noun. A tiny amount.

Dictionary definition

MOLECULE, noun. (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound.
MOLECULE, noun. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats