molecuul
Dutch
Alternative forms
- molecule
Etymology
Borrowed from French molécule, a modern diminutive of Latin moles (“mass”). First attested in the mid nineteenth century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌmoː.ləˈkyl/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: mo‧le‧cuul
- Rhymes: -yl
Noun
molecuul n or f or m (plural moleculen, diminutive molecuultje n)
- A molecule, group of atoms held together by chemical bonds, the smallest natural unit of any given substance
Related terms
- moleculair
See also
- atoom n