molecular
At particle scale
Molecular relates to molecules—the smallest units of a chemical compound that retain its properties.
The term appears in scientific contexts: molecular biology, molecular structure, molecular weight.
At the molecular level, scientists examine how atoms bond and interact.
Figuratively, molecular can suggest extremely fine-grained analysis: a molecular breakdown of the evidence.
Element's smallest unit
- electronNegative subatomic particle
- protonPositive nuclear particle
- neutronUncharged nuclear particle
- nucleusCentral controlling part
ion · isotope · orbital · valence · bond · element · hydrogen · carbon
Billionth-meter dimension
- nanotechnologyAtomic-scale manipulation science
- nanomaterialsUltrasmall engineered matter
- self-assemblySpontaneous structural organization
- nanofabricationCreating nanometer-scale structures
nanoengineering · microscopic · ultrastructure · angstrom · picometer
All-carbon-and-hydrogen compound
- alkaneSaturated hydrocarbon series
- alkeneDoubly-bonded carbon compound
- alkyneTriple-bonded carbon compound
- aromaticPleasantly strong-smelling
benzene · carbohydrate · lipid · protein · nucleic acid · amino acid · ester · ether
Response to stimulus
- catalystAgent enabling change
- reagentSubstance prompting chemical change
- polymerizationMonomers bonding into chains
- biosynthesisLiving production of molecules
stoichiometry · kinetics · mechanism · yield · purification · distillation · crystallization · solvent
Science of spatial relationships
- configurationArrangement of parts
- conformationStructural form or arrangement
- chiralityMirror-image non-superimposability
- isomerSame formula, different shape
stereochemistry · lattice · crystal · helix · folding · backbone · side chain · formula
atom
Element's smallest unit
nucleus · ion · isotope · orbital · valence · bond · element · hydrogen · carbon · oxygen
nanoscale
Billionth-meter dimension
- nanotechnologyAtomic-scale manipulation science
- nanomaterialsUltrasmall engineered matter
- self-assemblySpontaneous structural organization
nanofabrication · nanoengineering · microscopic · ultrastructure · angstrom · picometer
hydrocarbon
All-carbon-and-hydrogen compound
- alkaneSaturated hydrocarbon series
- alkeneDoubly-bonded carbon compound
- alkyneTriple-bonded carbon compound
aromatic · benzene · carbohydrate · lipid · protein · nucleic acid · amino acid · ester · ether · ketone
reaction
Response to stimulus
- catalystAgent enabling change
- reagentSubstance prompting chemical change
- polymerizationMonomers bonding into chains
biosynthesis · stoichiometry · kinetics · mechanism · yield · purification · distillation · crystallization · solvent · precursor
geometry
Science of spatial relationships
- configurationArrangement of parts
- conformationStructural form or arrangement
- chiralityMirror-image non-superimposability
isomer · stereochemistry · lattice · crystal · helix · folding · backbone · side chain · formula · model
- biology termscell, DNA, genetics, genetic, evolution
- gastronomygastronomy, gourmet food, fine dining, tasting menu, degustation
- scientific adjectivesalkaline, ionic, aquatic, inorganic, metallic
- spatial scalesmicroscopic, macroscopic, nanoscale, atomic, cellular
- Deleuze-Guattarirhizome, assemblage, deterritorialization, becoming, immanence
- phylogeneticscladogram, clade, phylogeny, phylogenetics, cladistics
molecularmacroscopic
Visible to naked eye
large-scale · bulk · gross · macroscale · planetary
molecularvisible
Able to be seen
macroscopic · observable · tangible · palpable · perceptible
molecularholistic
Addressing interconnected wholes
systemic · organismal · organismic · phenomenological · emergent
- molecular biologyStudy of cellular machinery
- molecular structureArrangement of atoms in compound
- water moleculeBonded oxygen-hydrogen trio
- molecular weightTotal mass of atoms
- organic moleculesCarbon-containing chemical structures
- molecular bondsAttractive forces between atoms
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