All 5 Uses of
molecule
in
Dune
- His shield had been activated, set low but still enough to slow molecular interchange across the field barrier.†
Book 1 *
- She began recognizing familiar structures, atomic linkages: a carbon atom here, helical wavering …. a glucose molecule.†
Book 2
- An entire chain of molecules confronted her, and she recognized a protein …. a methyl-protein configuration.†
Book 2
- He realigned his own metabolism to match this threat and change the molecules of the soporific, but he felt a thrill of doubt.†
Book 3
- This is as true of humans in the finite space of a planetary ecosystem as it is of gas molecules in a sealed flask.†
Book A1 -
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