molecular
adjective
mo·lec·u·lar
mə-ˈle-kyə-lər 
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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Tattoo inks are made from different pigments, and each color has a unique molecular structure and composition.
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Marie Lodi, Allure, 1 June 2025
The first is Alina Chan, a molecular biologist at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, the author of Viral: The Search for the Origin of COVID-19, and a dogged advocate for more vigorous investigations of the lab-leak theory and tighter restrictions on virology research.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 20 May 2025
The fish oil is also in a triglyceride molecular form—how it’s naturally found in fish—which helps for optimal absorption.
—Brianna Peters, Vogue, 18 May 2025
For example, the symmetries of molecular structures are categorized by different point groups.
—Courtney Gibbons, The Conversation, 15 May 2025
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Marie Lodi, Allure, 1 June 2025
The first is Alina Chan, a molecular biologist at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, the author of Viral: The Search for the Origin of COVID-19, and a dogged advocate for more vigorous investigations of the lab-leak theory and tighter restrictions on virology research.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 20 May 2025
The fish oil is also in a triglyceride molecular form—how it’s naturally found in fish—which helps for optimal absorption.
—Brianna Peters, Vogue, 18 May 2025
For example, the symmetries of molecular structures are categorized by different point groups.
—Courtney Gibbons, The Conversation, 15 May 2025
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molecular
adjective
mo·lec·u·lar
mə-ˈlek-yə-lər
: of, relating to, or produced by molecules
Medical Definition
molecular
adjective
mo·lec·u·lar
mə-ˈlek-yə-lər
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
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