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Molecule vs Submolecular - What's the difference?

molecule | submolecular |

As a noun molecule

is the smallest particle of a specific element or compound that retains the chemical properties of that element or compound; two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.

As an adjective submolecular is

below the molecular scale; smaller than a molecule.

molecule

English

(wikipedia molecule)

Noun

  • (chemistry) The smallest particle of a specific element or compound that retains the chemical properties of that element or compound; two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.
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  • A tiny amount.

    • Synonyms

    * See also * (small amount) see also .

    Meronyms

    * atom

    Related terms

    * molecular

    submolecular

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Below the molecular scale; smaller than a molecule
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=September 11, author=John Markoff, title=Redefining the Architecture of Memory, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Since the tiny magnetic domains have to travel only submolecular distances, it is possible to read and write magnetic regions with different polarization as quickly as a single nanosecond — far faster than existing storage technologies. }}