molécule

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Contents 1 French 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms

[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

New Latin molecula (“‘a molecule’”), diminutive of Latin moles (“‘a mass’”); see mole.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /mɔ.le.kyl/, X-SAMPA: /mO.le.kyl@/
• Homophones: molécules
• Hyphenation: mo‧lé‧cule

[edit] Noun

molécule f. (plural molécules)

1. (chemistry) molecule
2. molecule (tiny amount)

[edit] Related terms

• moléculaire
• molécularité