Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

molecular

/məˈlɛk.jə.ləɹ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English

Syllables: molec-u-lar
IPA: /məˈlɛk.jə.ləɹ/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to, or consisting of, or produced by molecules.

adj

(of an element) Combined with itself and with no other element; elemental.

adj

Relating to a simple or basic structure or organization.

adj

Relating to molecular gastronomy.

noun

Any compound having a specified (range of) molecular weight(s)

Example Sentences

"Drawings and pictures are more than mere ornaments in scientific discourse. Blackboard sketches, geological maps, diagrams of molecular structure, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many varieties of statistical charts and graphs: These pictorial devices are indispensable tools for presenting evidence, for explaining a theory, for telling a story."
"molecular dishes"

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin mōlēs Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -cula New Latin mōlēculalbor. French moléculebor. English molecule Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -ārisbor. English -ar English molecular From molecule + -ar.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /məˈlɛk.jə.ləɹ/
British English: /məˈlɛk.jʊ.lə/

Inflected Forms

moleculars (plural)

Derived Forms

bimolecular biomolecular clinicomolecular cytomolecular dimolecular equimolecular extramolecular heteromolecular histomolecular homomolecular immunomolecular intermolecular

Phrases

gram-molecular weight molecular assembler molecular beam epitaxy molecular biologist molecular biology molecular clock molecular cloud molecular compound

Rhymes With

secular intermolecular

Questions

How do you pronounce molecular?: The recorded pronunciation is /məˈlɛk.jə.ləɹ/.
What does molecular mean?: Relating to, or consisting of, or produced by molecules.
Where does molecular come from?: Etymology tree Latin mōlēs Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -cula New Latin mōlēculalbor. French moléculebor. English molecule Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -ārisbor. English -ar English molecular From molecule + -ar.

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