molecule
English Thesaurus
1. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | material, stuff, |
| definition | : | the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | grain, |
| definition | : | a relatively small granular particle of a substance (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | grinding, |
| definition | : | material resulting from the process of grinding (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | chylomicron, |
| definition | : | a microscopic particle of triglycerides produced in the intestines during digestion; in the bloodstream they release their fatty acids into the blood (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | flyspeck, |
| definition | : | a tiny dark speck made by the excrement of a fly (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | identification particle, |
| definition | : | a tiny particle of material that can be added to a product to indicate the source of manufacture (noun.substance) |
2. (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | building block, unit, |
| definition | : | a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | dipole molecule, |
| definition | : | a molecule that is a permanent dipole (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | protein molecule, |
| definition | : | any large molecule containing chains of amino acids linked by peptide bonds (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | coenzyme, |
| definition | : | a small molecule (not a protein but sometimes a vitamin) essential for the activity of some enzymes (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | macromolecule, supermolecule, |
| definition | : | any very large complex molecule; found only in plants and animals (noun.substance) |
| part holonym | : | chain, chemical chain, |
| definition | : | (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule) (noun.object) |
| part holonym | : | atom, |
| definition | : | (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element (noun.substance) |
| part holonym | : | chemical group, group, radical, |
| definition | : | (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule (noun.substance) |
| domain category | : | chemical science, chemistry, |
| definition | : | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions (noun.cognition) |
| domain category | : | natural philosophy, physics, |
| definition | : | the science of matter and energy and their interactions (noun.cognition) |
3. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything (noun.substance)
| derivation | : | atomise, atomize, |
| definition | : | break up into small particles (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | atomic, |
| definition | : | immeasurably small (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | molecular, |
| definition | : | relating to simple or elementary organization (adj.all) |
4. (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound (noun.substance)
| derivation | : | molecular, |
| definition | : | relating to or produced by or consisting of molecules (adj.pert) |
5. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything (noun.substance)
| derivation | : | atomise, atomize, |
| definition | : | break up into small particles (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | atomic, |
| definition | : | immeasurably small (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | molecular, |
| definition | : | relating to simple or elementary organization (adj.all) |
6. (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound (noun.substance)
| derivation | : | molecular, |
| definition | : | relating to or produced by or consisting of molecules (adj.pert) |
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