different between molecule vs intercalant
molecule
English
Etymology
Summary: from French molécule, from New Latin molecula (“a molecule”), diminutive of Latin moles (“a mass”); see mole + -cule.
French molécule (1674, Pierre Le Gallois, Conversations tirées de l'Académie de M. l'abbé Bourdelot, contenant diverses recherches et observations physiques) cited in Quemada, Bernard (1965), Datations et documents lexicographiques (tome 3).
Medieval Latin molecula (early XVII cent., Pierre Gassendi), cited in Le Grand Robert de la Langue Française (2e édn) tome 6. ?ISBN. pp. 522–23. Diminutive of moles
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m?l?kju?l/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?m?l?kjul/
- Hyphenation: mol?e?cule
Noun
molecule (plural molecules or moleculae or moleculæ)
- (chemistry) The smallest particle of a specific element or compound that retains the chemical properties of that element or compound; two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.
- A tiny amount.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:molecule
- (small amount): see also Thesaurus:modicum.
Hyponyms
- macromolecule
Meronyms
- atom
Related terms
- molecular
Translations
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?mo?.l??ky.l?/
- Hyphenation: mo?le?cu?le
Noun
molecule n or f or m (plural moleculen or molecules, diminutive moleculetje n)
- Alternative form of molecuul.
Friulian
Noun
molecule f (plural moleculis)
- molecule
molecule From the web:
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- what molecules are involved in translation
intercalant
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French intercalant, from Latin intercalantem, accusative of intercalans.
Noun
intercalant (plural intercalants)
- (chemistry) Any molecule that intercalates, or is inserted, between two others
Related terms
- intercalation
French
Verb
intercalant
- present participle of intercaler
Latin
Verb
intercalant
- third-person plural present active indicative of intercal?
intercalant From the web:
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