"molecula" meaning in Latin

See molecula in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [moːˈɫeː.kʊ.ɫa] [Classical-Latin], [moˈlɛː.ku.la] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Derived from mōlēs (“mass”) + -cula (diminutive suffix). Coined by Pierre Gassendi in 1641. Modern meaning first used by Amedeo Avogadro in 1811. Etymology templates: {{affix|la|mōlēs|-culus|alt2=-cula|pos2=diminutive suffix|t1=mass}} mōlēs (“mass”) + -cula (diminutive suffix) Head templates: {{la-noun|mōlēcula<1>}} mōlēcula f (genitive mōlēculae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|mōlēcula<1>}} Forms: mōlēcula [canonical, feminine], mōlēculae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], mōlēcula [nominative, singular], mōlēculae [nominative, plural], mōlēculae [genitive, singular], mōlēculārum [genitive, plural], mōlēculae [dative, singular], mōlēculīs [dative, plural], mōlēculam [accusative, singular], mōlēculās [accusative, plural], mōlēculā [ablative, singular], mōlēculīs [ablative, plural], mōlēcula [singular, vocative], mōlēculae [plural, vocative], mōlēcola [alternative]
  1. (New Latin, chemistry) molecule Tags: New-Latin, declension-1

Alternative forms

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      "glosses": [
        "molecule"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chemistry",
          "chemistry"
        ],
        [
          "molecule",
          "molecule"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(New Latin, chemistry) molecule"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "New-Latin",
        "declension-1"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "chemistry",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[moːˈɫeː.kʊ.ɫa]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[moˈlɛː.ku.la]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "molecula"
}

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