Synonyms for molecule
ˈmɒl əˌkyulmol·e·cule

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1. molecule

   A particle is a very small part of any material substance; as, a particle of sand or of dust; it is a general term, not accurately determinate in meaning. Atom (Greek a- privative, not, and temno, cut) etymologically signifies that which can not be cut or divided, and is the smallest conceivable particle of matter, regarded as absolutely homogeneous and as having but one set of properties; atoms are the ultimate particles of matter. A molecule is made up of atoms, and is regarded as separable into its constituent parts; as used by physicists, a molecule is the smallest conceivable part which retains all the characteristics of the substance; thus, a molecule of water is made up of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen. Element in chemistry denotes, without reference to quantity, a substance regarded as simple, i. e., one incapable of being resolved by any known process into simpler substances; the element gold may be represented by an ingot or by a particle of gold-dust. In popular language, an element is any essential constituent; the ancients believed that the universe was made up of the four elements, earth, air, fire, and water; a storm is spoken of as a manifestation of the fury of the elements. We speak of corpuscles of blood. Compare PART.

   Synonyms:
   atom, corpuscle, element, grain, iota, jot, mite, particle, scintilla, scrap, shred, tittle, whit

   Antonyms:
   aggregate, entirety, mass, quantity, sum, sum total, total, whole

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1. molecule

   Synonyms:
   atom, monad

   Antonyms:
   body, bulk, organism, compound, structure

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1. moleculenoun

   (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound

   Synonyms:
   mote, atom, speck, corpuscle, particle

2. atom, molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote, specknoun

   (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

   Synonyms:
   mote, jot, soupcon, touch, tinge, blood corpuscle, corpuscle, blood cell, particle, speck, hint, pinch, atom, mite, pinpoint, subatomic particle

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1. moleculenoun

   Synonyms:
   atom, ultimate particle (of an element), indivisible particle

2. moleculenoun

   Synonyms:
   group of atoms (in a compound body), cluster of atoms

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1. moleculenoun

   Synonyms:
   atom, monad

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1. List of paraphrases for "molecule":

   molecules

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1. Edgar Mitchell:

   Looking at Earth from space and seeing it was a planet in isolation ... that was an experience of ecstasy, realizing that every molecule in our bodies is a system of matter created from a star hanging in space, the experience I had was called Samadhi in the ancient Sanskrit, a feeling of overwhelming joy at seeing the Earth from that perspective.

2. Terry Gates:

   You're looking at about seven feet of tubing before the molecule of air ever actually enters the head.

3. Uwe Meierhenrich:

   Glyceraldehyde is a molecule of outstanding importance.

4. Panagis Galiatsatos:

   I always tell people this is the most insidious addictive molecule known to man because it doesn't just overdose you.

5. Robert Yawger:

   Every spare molecule United States can find, United States are shipping to the eurozone.