molecular
adjective
mo·lec·u·lar
mə-ˈle-kyə-lər 
1
: of, relating to, consisting of, or produced by molecules
molecular oxygen
2
: of or relating to individual or small components
a molecular view of the American Civil War
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The waste is broken down to its molecular building blocks through Eastman’s patented closed-loop molecular recycling technology and combined with sustainably sourced wood pulp.
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The new images show the Horsehead Nebula as turbulent waves of gas rise from the western side of Orion B, a star-forming molecular cloud located 1,300 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Orion.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024
This methanol could only have formed on grains of carbon monoxide–rich ice, which would have filled the cold molecular cloud from which the protoplanetary disk came but would then have vaporized in the warm disk.
—Elise Cutts, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2024
This mosaic of images from the James Webb Space Telescope showcases the nearby star-forming cluster, NGC 1333, about 960 light-years away, in the Perseus molecular cloud.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2024
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 31 Dec. 2024
The new images show the Horsehead Nebula as turbulent waves of gas rise from the western side of Orion B, a star-forming molecular cloud located 1,300 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Orion.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024
This methanol could only have formed on grains of carbon monoxide–rich ice, which would have filled the cold molecular cloud from which the protoplanetary disk came but would then have vaporized in the warm disk.
—Elise Cutts, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2024
This mosaic of images from the James Webb Space Telescope showcases the nearby star-forming cluster, NGC 1333, about 960 light-years away, in the Perseus molecular cloud.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2024
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molecular
adjective
mo·lec·u·lar
mə-ˈlek-yə-lər
: of, relating to, or produced by molecules
Medical Definition
molecular
adjective
mo·lec·u·lar
mə-ˈlek-yə-lər
1
: of, relating to, consisting of, or produced by molecules
molecular oxygen
2
: relating to or emphasizing individual responses or structures of behavior
proceed by more and more detailed analysis to the molecular facts of perception—G. A. Miller
compare molar entry 3 sense 2
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