Word

molecule, n.
(molecules)
freq. cnt. 9

(physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound
<noun.substance> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 9

molecule

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

chemistry, chemical science physics, natural philosophy

part meronym

chain, chemical chain atom radical, group, chemical group

hyponym

dipole molecule protein molecule coenzyme ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, EDTA macromolecule, supermolecule

hypernym

unit, building block

(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
<noun.substance> freq. cnt.: 34 freq. cnt.: 33 freq. cnt.: 1

atom corpuscle molecule mote particle speck

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hyponym

grain grinding chylomicron flyspeck identification particle

hypernym

material, stuff