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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This is followed by, among other special effects, a duck presentation dressed in that quintessential molecular gastronomy topping — foam — while burstable pixelated bubbles float across the table, and a plated course of hamachi and seaweed served as schools of bright fish swim amid coral below.
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Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 19 Apr. 2025
But with Owsley acid, purity connotes something more than the molecular immaculacy of the compound.
—John Semley, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025
With local transitional knowledge and molecular classification of the soil, the team observed four groups of gorillas every day for almost 10 years.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2025
Their efforts uncovered the distinct molecular profiles of gases — dimethyl sulfide, or DMS, and dimethyl disulfide, or DMDS — that on Earth are generated by living organisms, suggesting the potential presence of microbial life, researchers said.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025
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Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 19 Apr. 2025
But with Owsley acid, purity connotes something more than the molecular immaculacy of the compound.
—John Semley, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025
With local transitional knowledge and molecular classification of the soil, the team observed four groups of gorillas every day for almost 10 years.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2025
Their efforts uncovered the distinct molecular profiles of gases — dimethyl sulfide, or DMS, and dimethyl disulfide, or DMDS — that on Earth are generated by living organisms, suggesting the potential presence of microbial life, researchers said.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 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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