MOLECULAR Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

molecular

adjective

Definition of molecular

as in specific

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Recent Examples of molecular But today, molecular testing can reveal even more detailed information about the cancer on the cellular and DNA levels. — Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 6 Nov. 2026 Eirene Markenscoff-Papadimitriou is the study’s senior author and a molecular biologist at Cornell University. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 6 Nov. 2026 In the future, more molecular clues could help researchers investigate how dinosaurs transported oxygen through their bodies, how their tissues functioned and how their biology compared with that of animals alive today. — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2026 For the past few years, Dominic Stoop, a fertility specialist, and Björn Heindryckx, a reproductive geneticist, have been tracking down the molecular culprits behind the most difficult-to-treat infertility cases. — Megan Molteni, STAT, 3 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for molecular

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But all of them headed 25 miles north to Criteria, too, to capture specific sounds.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2026
In a 7-6 vote, the City Council passed a compromise policy that would create two downtown districts and give council members the opportunity to allow or deny development of specific data centers.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026

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Related AlphaGenome 2 was trained on more than 100 million individual cell profiles across 68 tissues to give it that more detailed view.

— Robert Hart, The Verge, 11 Nov. 2026
Now, a team of international researchers has developed one of the most detailed models yet of the early universe, according to a recent study published in the scientific journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

— Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2026

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Their electronics and other systems might remain operational, but limited fuel can end their usefulness.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2026
Beck saw limited preseason action due to a rib injury but impressed in the Hall of Fame Game against the Carolina Panthers in August.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026

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