protomolecule
English
noun
Definitions
- A collection of unstably bound atoms that has the potential to form a molecule if the structure can shed sufficient energy.
- A relatively simple molecule from which a more complex molecule is derived.
Etymology
Prefix from English molecule.
Origin
English
molecule
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antimolecule English
- astromolecule English
- bimolecule English
- biomolecule English
- glycomolecule English
- immunomolecule English
- macromolecule English
- metamolecule English
- micromolecule English
- molecular English
- molecule English
- nanomolecule English
- phytomolecule English
- polymolecule English
- pseudomolecule English
- quasimolecule English
- submolecule English
- supermolecule English
- supramolecule English
- molécule French
- โมเลกุล Thai
- မော်လီကျူး Burmese
- molekuli Swahili
- ម៉ូលេគុល Central Khmer