molécula
See also: molecula and molècula
Asturian
Noun
molécula f (plural molécules)
- (chemistry) molecule (group of atoms held together by chemical bonds)
Galician
Noun
molécula f (plural moléculas)
- (chemistry) molecule
Derived terms
- molecular
- biomolécula
- biomolecular
Portuguese
Etymology
From French molécule.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /moˈlɛ.ku.lɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /moˈlɛ.ku.la/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /muˈlɛ.ku.lɐ/
- Rhymes: -ɛkulɐ
- Hyphenation: mo‧lé‧cu‧la
Noun
molécula f (plural moléculas)
- (chemistry) molecule (two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds)
Derived terms
- molecular
- biomolécula
- biomolecular
Spanish
Etymology
From New Latin molecula, diminutive of Latin moles (“mass”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /moˈlekula/ [moˈle.ku.la]
- Rhymes: -ekula
- Syllabification: mo‧lé‧cu‧la
Noun
molécula f (plural moléculas)
- (chemistry) molecule
Derived terms
- molecular
- biomolécula
- biomolecular
Further reading
- “molécula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014