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Noun: molecule  'mó-lu,kyool
  1. (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound
     
  2. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
    - atom, particle, corpuscle, mote, speck

Derived forms: molecules

Type of: building block, material, stuff, unit

Encyclopedia: Molecule