"molecula" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: moleculae [plural]
Etymology: From Latin molecula. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|molecula}} Latin molecula Head templates: {{en-noun|moleculae}} molecula (plural moleculae)
  1. (now historical) A molecule; a small particle of something. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-molecula-en-noun-M9LzqESZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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