molecuul

Dutch

Alternative forms

• molecule

Etymology

Borrowed from French molécule, a modern diminutive of Latin moles (“mass”). First attested in the mid nineteenth century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmoː.ləˈkyl/

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• Hyphenation: mo‧le‧cuul
• Rhymes: -yl

Noun

molecuul n or f or m (plural moleculen, diminutive molecuultje n)

1. a molecule, group of atoms held together by chemical bonds, the smallest natural unit of any given substance

Related terms

• moleculair

Descendants

• → Indonesian: molekul

See also

• atoom n