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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Probing this critical transition using a systems biology approach, the team created a system to infer a model of the genetic network that controls cancer development, and then uses this to find a molecular switch that can reverse the process.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
By age 21, our undergraduate colleges award a bachelor of science degree in aerospace, chemical, electrical, mechanical, molecular, nuclear, and petroleum engineering, qualifying graduates for the professional engineer designation.
—Matthew G. Andersson, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2025
According to evolutionary molecular biologist Henry Niman, in each case, there is a signature mutation on one segment of the virus — a switch at position 52 on the NP protein — in both the food samples and dead animals, providing an unmistakable link between them.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Drinks have varying levels of alcoholic content, noted Jiyoung Ahn, a cancer molecular epidemiologist at New York University Langone Health.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
By age 21, our undergraduate colleges award a bachelor of science degree in aerospace, chemical, electrical, mechanical, molecular, nuclear, and petroleum engineering, qualifying graduates for the professional engineer designation.
—Matthew G. Andersson, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2025
According to evolutionary molecular biologist Henry Niman, in each case, there is a signature mutation on one segment of the virus — a switch at position 52 on the NP protein — in both the food samples and dead animals, providing an unmistakable link between them.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Drinks have varying levels of alcoholic content, noted Jiyoung Ahn, a cancer molecular epidemiologist at New York University Langone Health.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
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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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