Phrase guide

molecular biologist

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

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noun

Meaning 1

a scientist who specializes in molecular biology

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, genetics, medicine, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

a biologist who studies the structure and activity of macromolecules essential to life

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: biologist, life scientist

Narrower terms: Szilard, Leo Szilard, Tonegawa Susumu

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Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: biologiste moléculaire — scientist who specializes in molecular biology
  • German: Molekularbiologe — scientist who specializes in molecular biology
  • German: Molekularbiologin — scientist who specializes in molecular biology
  • Japanese: 分子生物学者 (bunshiseibutugakusha) — scientist who specializes in molecular biology
  • Swedish: molekylärbiolog — scientist who specializes in molecular biology
  • Tagalog: mulatling haynayanon — scientist who specializes in molecular biology
  • Turkish: moleküler biyolog — scientist who specializes in molecular biology