Molecular

Molecular
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. [1913 Webster]

{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 having weight of 1 as a standard; the sum of the atomic weights of the constituents of a molecule; thus, the molecular weight of water ({H2O}) is 18. For more precise measurements, the weight of the carbon isotope carbon-12 is used as the standard, that isotope having the value of 12.000. In this systen, now used almost universally, the hydrogen atom has a weight of 1.0079. [1913 Webster +PJC]


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  • molecular — MOLECULÁR, Ă, moleculari, e, adj. Care aparţine moleculei, privitor la moleculă; de natura moleculei. ♢ Greutate moleculară = număr egal cu suma greutăţilor atomice ale atomilor care compun o moleculă. – Din fr. moléculaire. Trimis de RACAI,… …   Dicționar Român

  • molecular — adjetivo 1. De la molécula: cohesión molecular, fórmula molecular. peso* molecular. masa* molecular …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • molecular — adj. Perteneciente o relativo a las moléculas. ☛ V. atracción molecular, biología molecular, masa molecular, peso molecular …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • molecular — (adj.) 1823, from MOLECULE (Cf. molecule) + AR (Cf. ar) or else from Fr. moléculaire or Modern Latin molecularis. Molecular biology first attested 1950 …   Etymology dictionary

  • molecular — adj. 2 g. 1. Que tem moléculas. 2. Próprio de molécula …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • molecular — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to or consisting of molecules …   English terms dictionary

  • molecular — [mə lek′yə lər] adj. [ MOLECUL(E) + AR] of, consisting of, produced by, or existing between molecules molecularity [mō lek′yo͞olar′ə tē, mə lek′yo͞olar′ə tē, mō lek′yəlar′ə tē, mə lek΄yəlar′ə tē] n. molecularly adv …   English World dictionary

  • molecular —    by Tom Conley   Deleuze pairs the adjective molecular with molar . Informed by atomistic philosophy and biology that runs from Lucretius to Gabriel Tarde, Deleuze studies objects not as they seem to be before the naked eye but as dynamic… …   The Deleuze dictionary

  • molecular —    by Tom Conley   Deleuze pairs the adjective molecular with molar . Informed by atomistic philosophy and biology that runs from Lucretius to Gabriel Tarde, Deleuze studies objects not as they seem to be before the naked eye but as dynamic… …   The Deleuze dictionary

  • molecular — ► adjetivo FÍSICA, QUÍMICA De la molécula: ■ el peso molecular varía según los compuestos químicos. * * * molecular adj. Fís., Quím. De [la] molécula o de [las] moléculas: ‘Peso molecular. Atracción molecular’. * * * molecular. adj. Perteneciente …   Enciclopedia Universal

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