molecular

adjective

mo·​lec·​u·​lar mə-ˈle-kyə-lər How to pronounce molecular (audio)
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
molecularly adverb

Examples of molecular in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Researchers hope to conduct follow-up studies that include samples taken prior to pregnancy to compare the aging during pregnancy and recovery with pre-pregnancy molecular age. Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 22 Mar. 2024 By piecing together clues from the fossils and artifacts found at the site, along with geological and molecular analysis, the team began to understand how the humans living there forged ahead despite the likely climate shift that the volcanic cataclysm triggered. Katie Hunt, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024 Floral flavors may call to mind molecular gastronomy and dainty delicacies, but flowers have for centuries been part of cuisines around the world. Alice Cavanagh, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024 The waves also stimulate molecular and electronic motions in many materials—reflecting off some, propagating through others, and being absorbed by the rest. IEEE Spectrum, 7 Mar. 2024 The home molecular tests delivered by that program – Pfizer's Lucira test for COVID-19 and flu – are more sensitive than other kinds of at-home rapid antigen tests that had been shipped from the USPS orders. Alexander Tin, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2024 Patients and their caregivers live on hope, which is fueled by this fact: roughly 80 percent of rare diseases have a genetic basis, and advances in genomic sequencing technologies and molecular gene therapies are improving diagnostic tools. David A. Brenner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2024 Her career as a molecular biologist led her to study diabetes at institutions such as the University of California in Los Angeles. Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2024 The tools for apoptosis, molecular biologists have found, are curiously widespread. Quanta Magazine, 6 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1770, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of molecular was in 1770

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Cite this Entry

“Molecular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/molecular. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

molecular

adjective
mo·​lec·​u·​lar mə-ˈlek-yə-lər How to pronounce molecular (audio)
: of, relating to, or produced by molecules

Medical Definition

molecular

adjective
mo·​lec·​u·​lar mə-ˈlek-yə-lər How to pronounce molecular (audio)
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 perceptionG. A. Miller
compare molar entry 3 sense 2
molecularity noun
plural molecularities
molecularly adverb
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