Hypertext Webster Gateway: "molecular"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Molecular \Mo*lec"u*lar\, a. [Cf. F. mol['e]culare. See
{Molecule}.] (Phys. & Chem.)
Pertaining to, connected with, produced by, or consisting of,
molecules; as, molecular forces; molecular groups of atoms,
etc.
{Molecular attraction} (Phys.), attraction acting between the
molecules of bodies, and at insensible distances.
{Molecular weight} (Chem.), the weight of a molecule of any
gas or vapor as compared with the hydrogen atom as a
standard; the sum of the atomic weights of the
constituents of a molecule; thus, the molecular weight of
water ({H2O}) is 18.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
molecular
adj 1: relating to or produced by or consisting of molecules;
"molecular structure"; "molecular oxygen"; "molecular
weight is the sum of all the atoms in a molecul"
2: (psychology) relating to simple or elementary organization;
"proceed by more and more detailed analysis to the
molecular facts of perception" (G.A. Miller) [syn: {molecular(a)}]
[ant: {molar(a)}]
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