Molecular vs Microscopic - What's the difference?
molecular | microscopic |
(chemistry) Relating to, or consisting of, or produced by molecules.
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(chemistry) (of an element) Combined with itself and with no other element; elemental.
Relating to a simple or basic structure or organization.
Relating to molecular gastronomy.
Of, or relating to microscopes or microscopy; microscopal.
So small that it can only be seen using a microscope.
Very small; minute
Carried out with great attention to detail.
Able to see extremely minute objects.
As adjectives the difference between molecular and microscopic
is that molecular is relating to, or consisting of, or produced by molecules while microscopic is of, or relating to microscopes or microscopy; microscopal.molecular
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Adjective
(-)citation, passage=Drawings and pictures are more than mere ornaments in scientific discourse. Blackboard sketches, geological maps, diagrams of molecular structure, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many varieties of statistical charts and graphs: These pictorial devices are indispensable tools for presenting evidence, for explaining a theory, for telling a story.}}
- molecular dishes
Derived terms
* bimolecular * gram-molecular weight * intermolecular * intramolecular * molecular biologist * molecular biology * molecular formula * molecular genetics * molecular knife * molecular medicine * molecular modeling * molecular orbital * molecular sieve * molecular weight * monomolecular * orthomolecular * supramolecular * trimolecular ----microscopic
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Adjective
(en adjective)- We supply all microscopic stains and other materials.
- The water was full of microscopic organisms.
- Compared to the galaxy, we are microscopic in scale.
- The police carried out a microscopic search of the crime scene.
- Why has not man a microscopic eye? — Alexander Pope.
