Both Uses of
molecule
in
The Brothers Karamazov
- There were atoms in the ancient world even, but since we've learned that you've discovered the chemical molecule and protoplasm and the devil knows what, we had to lower our crest.†
Chpt 11
- But perhaps that constellation is only a chemical molecule.†
Chpt 11 *
Definition:
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(molecule) the smallest amount of a chemical substance that can exist by itself -- usually consisting of 2 or more atoms