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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Adding to the clearer picture painted of this giant comet by ALMA was the first detection of molecular outgassing for C/2014 UN271.
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Some experts at the time hypothesized that the skull might be Denisovan, while others have lumped the cranium in with a cache of difficult-to-classify fossils found in China, resulting in intense debate and making molecular data from the fossil particularly valuable.
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From late 2019 through 2020, researchers enrolled more than sixty-six hundred participants, drawing blood from each and submitting those samples to molecular scrutiny.
—Siddhartha Mukherjee, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
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William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Adding to the clearer picture painted of this giant comet by ALMA was the first detection of molecular outgassing for C/2014 UN271.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 June 2025
Some experts at the time hypothesized that the skull might be Denisovan, while others have lumped the cranium in with a cache of difficult-to-classify fossils found in China, resulting in intense debate and making molecular data from the fossil particularly valuable.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
From late 2019 through 2020, researchers enrolled more than sixty-six hundred participants, drawing blood from each and submitting those samples to molecular scrutiny.
—Siddhartha Mukherjee, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
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molecular
adjective
mo·lec·u·lar
mə-ˈlek-yə-lər
: of, relating to, or produced by molecules
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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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