Molecule — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound

(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɑːlɪkjˌuːl/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɒlɪkjˌuːl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɒlɪkjˌuːl/

3 syllables Say it as /mˈɑːlɪkjˌuːl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

speck mote corpuscle particle atom

Word Forms

molecular	adjective	relating to or produced by or consisting of molecules
atomise	verb	break up into small particles
atomic	adjective	immeasurably small

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Molekül

(Physik und Chemie) die einfachste Struktureinheit eines Elements oder einer Verbindung

🇫🇷French

molécule

(physique et chimie) l'unité structurelle la plus simple d'un élément ou d'un composé

🇪🇸Spanish

molécula

(física y química) la unidad estructural más simple de un elemento o compuesto

🇮🇹Italian

molecola

(fisica e chimica) l'unità strutturale più semplice di un elemento o composto

🇳🇱Dutch

molecuul

(natuurkunde en scheikunde) de eenvoudigste structurele eenheid van een element of verbinding

🇵🇹Portuguese

molécula

(física e química) a unidade estrutural mais simples de um elemento ou composto

🇷🇺Russian

молекула

(физика и химия) простейшая структурная единица элемента или соединения.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अणु

(भौतिकी और रसायन विज्ञान) किसी तत्व या यौगिक की सबसे सरल संरचनात्मक इकाई

🇧🇩Bengali

অণু

(পদার্থবিদ্যা এবং রসায়ন) একটি উপাদান বা যৌগের সহজ কাঠামোগত একক

🇮🇳Tamil

மூலக்கூறு

(இயற்பியல் மற்றும் வேதியியல்) ஒரு உறுப்பு அல்லது சேர்மத்தின் எளிமையான கட்டமைப்பு அலகு

🇮🇳Telugu

అణువు

(భౌతిక శాస్త్రం మరియు రసాయన శాస్త్రం) ఒక మూలకం లేదా సమ్మేళనం యొక్క సరళమైన నిర్మాణ యూనిట్

🇮🇳Marathi

रेणू

(भौतिकशास्त्र आणि रसायनशास्त्र) घटक किंवा कंपाऊंडची सर्वात सोपी संरचनात्मक एकक

🇮🇳Gujarati

પરમાણુ

(ભૌતિકશાસ્ત્ર અને રસાયણશાસ્ત્ર) તત્વ અથવા સંયોજનનું સૌથી સરળ માળખાકીય એકમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಣು

(ಭೌತಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ ಮತ್ತು ರಸಾಯನಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ) ಒಂದು ಅಂಶ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಯುಕ್ತದ ಸರಳ ರಚನಾತ್ಮಕ ಘಟಕ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തന്മാത്ര

(ഭൗതികശാസ്ത്രവും രസതന്ത്രവും) ഒരു മൂലകത്തിൻ്റെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സംയുക്തത്തിൻ്റെ ഏറ്റവും ലളിതമായ ഘടനാപരമായ യൂണിറ്റ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਣੂ

(ਭੌਤਿਕ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ ਅਤੇ ਰਸਾਇਣ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ) ਕਿਸੇ ਤੱਤ ਜਾਂ ਮਿਸ਼ਰਣ ਦੀ ਸਰਲ ਸੰਰਚਨਾਤਮਕ ਇਕਾਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مالیکیول

(فزکس اور کیمسٹری) کسی عنصر یا مرکب کی سب سے آسان ساختی اکائی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

分子

（物理和化学）元素或化合物的最简单的结构单元

🇯🇵Japanese

分子

(物理学および化学) 元素または化合物の最も単純な構造単位

🇰🇷Korean

분자

(물리 및 화학) 원소나 화합물의 가장 간단한 구조 단위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phân tử

(vật lý và hóa học) đơn vị cấu trúc đơn giản nhất của một nguyên tố hoặc hợp chất

🇹🇭Thai

โมเลกุล

(ฟิสิกส์และเคมี) หน่วยโครงสร้างที่ง่ายที่สุดของธาตุหรือสารประกอบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

molekul

(Fisika dan kimia) unit struktur paling sederhana dari suatu unsur atau senyawa

🇵🇭Filipino

molekula

(physics at chemistry) ang pinakasimpleng yunit ng istruktura ng isang elemento o tambalan

🇲🇾Malay

molekul

(fizik dan kimia) unit struktur termudah bagi unsur atau sebatian

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جزيء

(الفيزياء والكيمياء) أبسط وحدة بنائية للعنصر أو المركب

🇮🇷Persian

مولکول

(فیزیک و شیمی) ساده ترین واحد ساختاری یک عنصر یا ترکیب

🇹🇷Turkish

molekül

(fizik ve kimya) bir elementin veya bileşiğin en basit yapısal birimi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מולקולה

(פיזיקה וכימיה) היחידה המבנית הפשוטה ביותר של יסוד או תרכובת

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