🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

分子

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bunshi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Gran Molecule/ɡɾan moˈlek.ju.la/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"水の分子は二つの水素原子と一つの酸素原子から成り立っています。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A group of atoms bonded together, representing the smallest fundamental unit of a chemical compound.

    "Water is composed of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom, making it a molecule."
  2. 2

    A discrete entity formed by the chemical bonding of two or more atoms.

    "The glucose molecule is essential for energy production in living organisms."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'gran' is derived from the Latin 'granum', meaning 'grain' or 'seed', while 'molecule' comes from the Latin 'molecula', a diminutive of 'moles', meaning 'mass'. The combination reflects the concept of a small particle of matter, which has evolved through scientific discourse since the 17th century.

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