molecule

mol·e·cule

noun \ˈmä-li-ˌkyül\

Definition of MOLECULE

1

: the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties of the substance and is composed of one or more atoms

2

: a tiny bit : particle

Examples of MOLECULE

1. There is not a molecule of evidence to support these charges.
2. <not a molecule of sense in that girl>

Origin of MOLECULE

French molécule, from New Latin molecula, diminutive of Latin moles mass

First Known Use: 1794

Related to MOLECULE

Synonyms: atom, crumb, dribble, fleck, flyspeck, grain, granule, bit, morsel, mote, nubbin, nugget, particle, patch, scrap, scruple, snip, snippet, speck, tittle

Related Words: ace, dab, dash, driblet, drop, fraction, haet [chiefly Scottish], halfpenny, ha'penny, iota, jot, kenning [chiefly Scottish], lick, minim, mite, modicum, nutshell, ounce, pinch, shred, smatter, smidgen (also smidgeon or smidgin or smidge), spot, strain, streak, suspicion, taste, touch, trace, whisper, whit; bite, mouthful, nibble, tidbit (also titbit); fragment, part, portion, section; chip, flake, shard, shiver, sliver, splinter; clipping, paring, shaving; smithereens

Near Antonyms: chunk, gob, hunk, lump, slab; abundance, barrel, bucket, bushel, deal, heaps, loads, mass, mountain, peck, pile, pot, profusion, quantity, raft, scads, stack, volume, wad, wealth

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Other Chemical Engineering Terms

alkali, cation, decant, hygroscopic, isotope, oxidize, slurry, solute, viscous

Rhymes with MOLECULE

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