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The Andromeda Strain
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This was important, for in a single simple experiment he had ruled out the possibility that a protein or a chemical molecule of some kind was doing the damage.†
Chpt 16 *

molecule = the smallest amount of a chemical substance that can exist by itself
The disease was transmitted by something the size of a cell that was very much bigger than a molecule, or gas droplet.†
Chpt 16
Therefore it is not a gas or molecule, or even a large protein or virus.†
Chpt 16
There were twenty-four known amino acids, each composed of a half-dozen molecules of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen.†
Chpt 20

molecules = chemical substance comprised of the smallest amount of a chemical substance that can exist by itself
It was true; enzymes acted as catalysts for all chemical reactions, by providing a surface for two molecules to come together and react upon.†
Chpt 20
If, on the other hand, it was a rainbow of colors, then it was the right thickness, just a few molecules in depth.†
Chpt 22
In contrast, X-ray crystallography could outline individual molecules.†
Chpt 22
A polymer was a repeating molecule, built up from thousands of the same units, like a stack of dominos.†
Chpt 23

molecule = the smallest amount of a chemical substance that can exist by itself
The molecule was simple in its building blocks.†
Chpt 25

Definitions:

(1) (molecule)
the smallest amount of a chemical substance that can exist by itself -- usually consisting of 2 or more atoms
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
Less commonly, molecule is used informally to refer to anything that is very small.