All 11 Uses
molecule
in
White Noise, by Don DeLillo
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- The swiftness and noise of their leaving had put the room in a state of molecular agitation.†
Part 1 *molecular = relating to the smallest amount of a chemical substance that can exist by itself
- They went to work designing computer molecules and computer brains.†
Part 3molecules = chemical substance comprised of the smallest amount of a chemical substance that can exist by itself
- Everything that goes on in your whole life is a result of molecules rushing around somewhere in your brain.†
Part 3
- They can trace everything you say, do and feel to the number of molecules in a certain region.†
Part 3
- What happens when we reduce it to cells and molecules?†
Part 3
- Space is a vacuum except for heavy molecules.†
Part 3
- There's heavy molecules.†
Part 3
- Heavy molecules.†
Part 3
- The whole point of space is to give molecules a chance to cool down after they come shooting off the surface of giant stars.†
Part 3
- If there's no hot or cold, how can molecules cool down?†
Part 3
- I sensed molecules active in my brain, moving along neural pathways.†
Part 3
Definitions:
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(1)
(molecule) the smallest amount of a chemical substance that can exist by itself -- usually consisting of 2 or more atoms
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Less commonly, molecule is used informally to refer to anything that is very small.