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intermolecular

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 N T ER0 M AH0 L EH1 K Y AH0 L ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

from one molecule to another; between molecules

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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adjective

Meaning 2

existing or acting between molecules

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • intermolecular forces
  • intermolecular condensation

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Latin mōlēs Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -cula New Latin moleculalbor. French moléculebor. English molecule Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -ārisbor. English -ar English molecular English intermolecular From inter- + molecular.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Greek: διαμοριακός (diamoriakós) — from one molecule to another
  • Italian: intermolecolare — from one molecule to another
  • Kazakh: молекулааралық (molekulaaralyq) — from one molecule to another
  • Polish: międzycząsteczkowy — from one molecule to another
  • Romanian: intermolecular — from one molecule to another
  • Russian: межмолекуля́рный (mežmolekuljárnyj) — from one molecule to another
  • Ukrainian: міжмолекуля́рний (mižmolekuljárnyj) — from one molecule to another