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Examples of molecule in a Sentence
There is not a molecule of evidence to support these charges.
not a molecule of sense in that girl
Recent Examples of molecule from the Web
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In other words, the glue was able to seep down below the surface of the hydrogel and connect with its molecules, forming a strong attachment within a few seconds.
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Finding these types of molecules gives us clues to how life developed here.
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To find out, Nilsson and his colleagues used X-rays to track the distance between individual molecules of H20 at low temperatures.
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Ninety percent of foes couldn’t hold a candle to my plucky squad of anime archetypes, who were seemingly able to catch bullets with their teeth and cut through molecules with their blades.
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The alpha-gal allergy, as the red meat allergy is known, is actually caused by a sugar molecule found in meat — galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose.
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That airglow arises when individual gas atoms—previously created when ultraviolet light blasted gas molecules apart—
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Ketamine is actually a combination of two molecules that are mirror images of each other.
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What happens to these giant carbon molecules over very long periods of time?
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Origin and Etymology of molecule
French molécule, from New Latin molecula, diminutive of Latin moles mass
MOLECULE Defined for English Language Learners
molecule
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: the smallest possible amount of a particular substance that has all the characteristics of that substance
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: a very small amount of something
MOLECULE Defined for Kids
molecule
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: the smallest portion of a substance having the properties of the substance a molecule of water
Medical Dictionary
molecule
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: the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties of the substance and is composed of one or more atoms
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