molecules

plural of molecule

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Recent Examples of molecules Over time chemical reactions produced early versions of metabolism, the ability for molecules to pass down information, and the formation of compartments that would become the boundaries of cells. Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026 Within the cell, hydrogen molecules release electrons and protons at the anode. Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026 But the team recovered amino acid variants, molecules that make up proteins, that suggested three bones and two teeth were Denisovan, according to the new studies. Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026 The team at Rainmaker says drones are the most precise and cost-effective way of cloud seeding, a process that uses molecules of silver iodide to attract water droplets and enhance the amount rain and snow that falls. Daniel Manzo, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026 The antibodies created from the reaction learned to identify and attack alpha-gal sugar molecules, making meat from mammals toxic to his system. Dylan Lovan, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026 Empa Empa's underlying epoxy chemistry uses reactive phosphorus-containing molecules to introduce dynamic bonds into the thermoset. New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2026 Sorghum is rich in protective plant compounds, such as polyphenols and other antioxidants, that help neutralize unstable molecules (free radicals) that can damage cells and promote inflammation over time. Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for molecules
Noun
  • The optics are also described as being resistant to fast-moving fluids and particles, as well as to many chemicals.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
  • But those procedures can also send plastic particles down the drain — waste that South Florida’s wastewater systems aren’t designed to catch.
    Laurie Mermet, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Calcium shows up as bright white specks on the coronary artery images.
    Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Pulse a few times, until crumbs range in size from specks to peas.
    Leah Eskin, Midwest Living, 14 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Knowing a molecule’s elemental composition does not necessarily reveal how its atoms are connected.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
  • There, hydrogen atoms can become energized in a way that blocks bluer light and lets through only redder light.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The important bits are the footnotes, the sketches and scratched-out drafts.
    Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026
  • This included bits from The Chicks, Brandi Carlile, Kenny Chesney, Robert Earl Keen, and Peter Stroud, as well as attendees Oates and Wells.
    Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Some kits include stone-like chips or flecks to scatter over the surface of the wet paint for a realistic effect.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Hundreds of flecks of sequins caught the light as Jenner made her way down the red carpet, glittering from every angle.
    Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 3 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Sand doesn’t contain many nutrients, and its grains don’t stick together like particles in fertile soil do.
    Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Ricing season is well underway in Wisconsin, with tribal and non-tribal harvesters venturing onto rice beds to knock manoomin grains into canoes.
    Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Perhaps that’s why the show at Scully’s feels so major; by incorporating scraps of New York into the work, Prieto is finally metabolizing a piece of the city.
    Jill Singer, Curbed, 14 Sep. 2026
  • On that sixth consecutive practice, for example, a couple of scraps broke out.
    Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • But that gas could come in the form of the doughnut, or as puffy clouds that fill in patches of the black hole’s sky, as opposed to the shell of gas around a black hole star.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
  • There were patches of pink, and some of his skin was visibly breaking down.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2026

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“Molecules.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molecules. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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