Explore Molecule through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like unit or atom. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Molecule meaning
- 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.
- A tiny amount.
Using Molecule
- The main meaning on this page 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. | A tiny amount.
- Useful related words include: unit, building block, atom, particle.
- In the example corpus, molecule often appears in combinations such as: the molecule, small molecule, molecule of.
Context around Molecule
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 9 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Molecule
- In this selection, "molecule" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, water, rna, polar, breaking, produces and making stand out and add context to how "molecule" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a molecule of lactose and a molecule of sucrose. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "molecule" sits close to words such as comprises, sexuality and bucket, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with molecule
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A molecule with a permanent dipole moment is called a polar molecule. (12 words)
As building the larger sugar ejects a water molecule, breaking it down consumes a water molecule. (16 words)
In contrast, bottom-up techniques build or grow larger structures atom by atom or molecule by molecule. (17 words)
If an explosive molecule contains just enough oxygen to convert all of its carbon to carbon dioxide, all of its hydrogen to water, and all of its metal to metal oxide with no excess, the molecule is said to have a zero oxygen balance. (44 words)
Such a molecule will take its radiation tag to the heart and you can visualise the heart structure with all its chambers and vessels using the X-ray-like image that is generated by the radiation emission from the radionuclide on the molecule. (43 words)
If we look at the relative masses of oxygen and hydrogen in a water molecule, we see that 94% of the mass of a water molecule is accounted for by oxygen and the remaining 6% is the mass of hydrogen. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
A molecule of lactose is formed by the combination of a molecule of galactose with a molecule of glucose.
A molecule of sucrose is formed by the combination of a molecule of glucose with a molecule of fructose.
Humid air is less dense than dry air because a molecule of water ( ≈ 18 ) is less massive than either a molecule of nitrogen (M ≈ 28) or a molecule of oxygen (M ≈ 32).
This phenomenon, where molecule Y affects the binding of molecule X to a transport molecule Z, is called a heterotropic allosteric effect.
Firstly, the molecule should form stable hybrids when paired with the corresponding RNA molecule—a process that requires both thermostability and stability over time.
When these ionized particles impact Europa, they break up the water-ice molecule by molecule on the surface to produce hydrogen and oxygen.
Such a molecule will take its radiation tag to the heart and you can visualise the heart structure with all its chambers and vessels using the X-ray-like image that is generated by the radiation emission from the radionuclide on the molecule.
A compound that has two immiscible hydrophilic and hydrophobic parts within the same molecule is called an amphiphilic molecule.
A molecule with a permanent dipole moment is called a polar molecule.
A myristyric acid molecule is attached to this analogue, which in turn associates the insulin molecule to the abundant serum albumin, which in turn extends the effect and reduces the risk of hypoglycemia.
An example of a dipole-dipole interaction can be seen in hydrogen chloride (HCl): the positive end of a polar molecule will attract the negative end of the other molecule and influence its position.
As building the larger sugar ejects a water molecule, breaking it down consumes a water molecule.
Because of its asymmetry, the carbon monoxide molecule produces far brighter spectral lines than the hydrogen molecule, making CO much easier to detect.
Because two acetyl-CoA molecules are produced from each glucose molecule, two cycles are required per glucose molecule.
Flint is often deposited around larger fossils such as Echinoidea which may be silicified (i.e. replaced molecule by molecule by flint).
If a crystal or molecule consists of atoms of more than one kind, the distribution of charges around an atom in the crystal or molecule leans to positive or negative.
If an explosive molecule contains just enough oxygen to convert all of its carbon to carbon dioxide, all of its hydrogen to water, and all of its metal to metal oxide with no excess, the molecule is said to have a zero oxygen balance.
If we look at the relative masses of oxygen and hydrogen in a water molecule, we see that 94% of the mass of a water molecule is accounted for by oxygen and the remaining 6% is the mass of hydrogen.
In 1976, Sänger et al. citation presented evidence that potato spindle tuber viroid is a "single-stranded, covalently closed, circular RNA molecule, existing as a highly base-paired rod-like structure"—believed to be the first such molecule described.
In contrast, bottom-up techniques build or grow larger structures atom by atom or molecule by molecule.
Common combinations with molecule
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the molecule 35×
- small molecule 20×
- molecule of 17×
- molecule that 14×
- molecule is 13×
- water molecule 13×
- of molecule 8×
- molecule with 8×
- molecule in 7×
- molecule and 7×