MOLECULAR Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

molecular

adjective

Definition of molecular

as in specific

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Recent Examples of molecular This molecular atlas, published in the journal Science, could point researchers toward new and promising treatments. — Pien Huang, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026 All Cottonball treatments also include both high- and low-molecular-weight hyaluronic acid. — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2026 The low-molecular-weight collagen seeps into your skin as an in-office treatment would, reducing the size of pores and lifting saggy, crepey skin. — Essence Wiley, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026 Patricia Simner, who directs the clinical-microbiology molecular laboratory at the Mayo Clinic, told me that some genetic libraries of pathogens are painstakingly curated for accuracy, but others are peppered with inaccuracies. — Jason Liebowitz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for molecular

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The researchers focused on a specific material used in aircraft and train interiors, including passenger-cabin flooring.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2026
Late-stage studies have shown success in directing the immune system to attack tumor-specific mutations.

— Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026

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Court transcripts that include detailed Chinese testimony are rare, in part because discriminatory testimony laws kept Chinese silent in most court proceedings for decades.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
There is no blueprint or detailed design for the $8 million project yet.

— Veronica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026

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During the pandemic, car production was capped, and automakers used their limited capacity on building luxury cars, like Maseratis.

— David Freedlander, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026
Powerful Native nations and smaller communities resisted and limited colonial aggression through diplomacy, alliances, petitions and court cases, and wars of resistance.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

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