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Molecule

noun

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

(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything. Synonyms: atom, corpuscle, mote, particle, speck.

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"Molecule" Quotes from Famous Books

... small box you can haf all your wishes," asserted the Professor, still in the German lyric strain over his triumph. "It iss the box of enchantments. You haf but to will the change you would haf taig place—it iss done. The substance of the rocks, the molecule—all!" ...

— The Mystery • Stewart Edward White and Samuel Hopkins Adams

... molecules of it were present, and it must be remembered that the spectroscope had already gone far beyond ordinary chemical analysis in detecting the presence of substances in minute quantities. Since these discoveries we can recognise a single molecule, ...

— The Story of Evolution • Joseph McCabe

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