MOLECULAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does molecular mean? 

• MOLECULAR (adjective)
  The adjective MOLECULAR has 2 senses:

1. relating to or produced by or consisting of molecules

2. relating to simple or elementary organization

  Familiarity information: MOLECULAR used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MOLECULAR (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or produced by or consisting of molecules

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

molecular weight is the sum of all the atoms in a molecule

Pertainym:

molecule ((physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound)

Derivation:

molecule ((physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Relating to simple or elementary organization

Context example:

proceed by more and more detailed analysis to the molecular facts of perception

Domain category:

psychological science; psychology (the science of mental life)

Antonym:

molar (pertaining to large units of behavior)

Derivation:

molecule ((nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything)

 Context examples 

A type of cell death in which a series of molecular steps in a cell lead to its death.

(Apoptosis, NCI Dictionary)

A molecular genetic abnormality that refers to the presence of a mutation in the ASXL1 gene.

(ASXL1 Gene Mutation, NCI Thesaurus)

An aggressive lymphoma with morphologic and molecular genetic features of both diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and Burkitt lymphoma.

(B-Cell Lymphoma, Unclassifiable, with Features Intermediate between Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma and Burkitt Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A group of lymphomas displaying molecular, morphologic, immunophenotypic, and clinical overlap between classical Hodgkin lymphoma and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

(B-Cell Lymphoma, Unclassifiable, with Features Intermediate between Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma and Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Apoptosis is a type of cell death in which a series of molecular steps in a cell leads to its death.

(Antiapoptotic, NCI Dictionary)

This test is used to monitor low molecular weight or unfractionated heparin levels in a biological specimen.

(Anti-Factor Xa Activity Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

The study of protein function is needed to understand the molecular basis of disease.

(Study shows limitations of method for determining protein structure, National Science Foundation)

This allele, which encodes low molecular weight phosphotyrosine protein phosphatase protein, plays a role in the modulation of phosphorylation of both proteins and flavinoids.

(ACP1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A biologic subset of diffuse large B-cell lymphomas with a unique molecular signature or expression profile.

(Activated B-Cell-Like Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A molecular genetic abnormality indicating the presence of mutations in the AKT family of genes.

(AKT Family Gene Mutation, NCI Thesaurus)