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mo·lec·u·lar | \ mə-ˈle-kyə-lər

Definition of molecular

1 : of, relating to, consisting of, or produced by molecules molecular oxygen

2 : of or relating to individual or small components a molecular view of the American Civil War

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Recent Examples on the Web The researchers had previously used MegaSyn to generate molecules with therapeutic potential that have the same molecular target as VX, Urbina says. — Rebecca Sohn, Scientific American, 21 Apr. 2022 Several years ago, Angela Reiersen, a psychiatrist at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, stumbled upon this receptor in a different context—as an alternate molecular target for the drug fluvoxamine and other antidepressants. — Esther Landhuis, Wired, 19 Nov. 2020 Unvaccinated Canadian citizens or permanent residents must also continue to show proof of a molecular Covid-19 test taken before entering Canada and must also quarantine for 14 days. — Sandra Macgregor, Forbes, 1 June 2022 Teaming up with Harvard molecular biologist and reproductive biology expert David Pépin, Daisy learned that a hormone produced by the ovaries called Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH) might be used to extend the functional life of the ovaries. — Alex Zhavoronkov, Forbes, 19 May 2022 Mark Temple, a medical molecular biologist, used to spend a lot of his time in his lab at Western Sydney University in Australia researching new drugs for cancer treatments. — Sofia Quaglia, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2022 Fully vaccinated travelers may be selected at random to take a Covid-19 molecular test upon arrival but are not required to quarantine while awaiting their test result. — Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022 Even so, the FDA says that all positive results from a breathalyzer test should be confirmed with a molecular test, also known as a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, the type that is sent out to a lab. — Serena Coady, SELF, 19 Apr. 2022 To get the latest information about your tests, check the FDA’s website for updates about antigen tests and molecular tests. — Jamie Ducharme, Time, 22 Apr. 2022 See More

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molecular

adjective

mo·lec·u·lar | \ mə-ˈle-kyə-lər

Kids Definition of molecular

: of or relating to a molecule molecular structure

molecular

adjective

mo·lec·u·lar | \ mə-ˈlek-yə-lər

Medical Definition of molecular

1 : of, relating to, consisting of, or produced by molecules molecular oxygen

2 : relating to or emphasizing individual responses or structures of behavior proceed by more and more detailed analysis to the molecular facts of perception— G. A. Miller — compare molar entry 3 sense 2

Other Words from molecular

molecularity \ -ˌlek-yə-ˈlar-ət-ē

\ noun, plural molecularities

molecularly \ mə-ˈlek-yə-lər-lē

\ adverb