molécula

See also: molecula and molècula

Asturian

Noun

molécula f (plural molécules)

  1. (chemistry) molecule (group of atoms held together by chemical bonds)

Galician

Noun

molécula f (plural moléculas)

  1. (chemistry) molecule

Derived terms

Portuguese

Etymology

From French molécule.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /moˈlɛ.ku.lɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /moˈlɛ.ku.la/

  • Rhymes: -ɛkulɐ
  • Hyphenation: mo‧lé‧cu‧la

Noun

molécula f (plural moléculas)

  1. (chemistry) molecule (two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds)

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin molecula, diminutive of Latin moles (“mass”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /moˈlekula/ [moˈle.ku.la]
  • Rhymes: -ekula
  • Syllabification: mo‧lé‧cu‧la

Noun

molécula f (plural moléculas)

  1. (chemistry) molecule
    • 2022 June 3, Sandee LaMotte, “El efecto 'Benjamin Button': científicos logran revertir el envejecimiento en ratones. El objetivo es hacer lo mismo con los humanos”, in CNN en Español‎[1]:
      Los ensayos clínicos que prueban la molécula en humanos han estado en marcha durante tres años, dijo Sinclair.
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