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unimolecular

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

involving a single molecule

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: monomolecular

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h1óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Latin ūni-der. English uni- 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 unimolecular From uni- + molecular.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: unimoléculaire — of a reaction involving a single molecule
  • Irish: aonmhóilíneach — of a reaction involving a single molecule
  • Irish: monamóilíneach — of a reaction involving a single molecule