molecule
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- noun
- /ˈmɒlɪˌkjuːl/
- This means that I could see many molecules, but I cannot say where the molecules come from.
- small molecules
- water molecules
- air molecules
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Watch on YouTubeAnd one day she said these are the molecules of emotion.
- And one day she said these are the molecules of emotion.
- Well, you know, if I fart through underwear, the fart molecules still reach your nose.
- Wherever the mind goes, the molecules follow.
- to feel in that moment, even if it's for a molecule moment.
- And so I really stress the small molecules.
Examples
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From above, the stalactites drip onto his body ever so slowly, turning him, molecule by molecule, into crystal.
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But every molecule of me was screaming "yes".
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I can feel every molecule of my body starting to change.
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You got to keep up your cheese molecules so you can get your strength back.
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Not just the molecules of their bodies but also their place in our hearts.
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And one day she said these are the molecules of emotion.
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There's something that I invented a long time ago, and when you have nothing to draw from, I was able to find strength in every molecule of this earth.
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We're all just molecules.
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You just inhaled a molecule of the air that the shoveler exhaled in that quiet sigh long ago.
Academic text (2007) -
The breeze felt like individual molecules brushing against my skin.
Synonyms
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4.2
A very small piece or amount of something
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1.3
A very small spot or amount of something
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2.8
A very small amount of something, almost none
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8.2
A very small speck of dust or dirt
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9.4
A very small piece of a substance like a speck of dust
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.9
A long chain of amino acids that helps cells work and keep their shape
- Specialized
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6.1
A very large group of atoms joined together in a long chain like in proteins or plastics
- Specialized
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7.4
A molecule with one end always positive and the other always negative
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Molecule once meant a 'tiny mass', so people also use molecule in everyday speech to mean a very small piece or amount. That's why phrases like 'not a molecule of doubt' mean 'not a tiny bit of doubt'.