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

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

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed 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

Further reading

“molécula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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