molecule
smallest possibile amount of a chemical substance
molecular machine
term in molecular nanotechnology
triatomic molecule
molecule composed of three atoms, of either the same or different chemical elements
monomer
molecule that, as a unit, binds chemically or supramolecularly to other molecules to form a supramolecular polymer
Molecular gyroscope
category of chemical compounds
isomer
molecule with identical atomic composition as another, but with different structures or orientations
gene product
biochemical material resulting from expression of a gene
small molecule
molecule that weighs less than 800 dalton
pentamer
molecule made of five monomers
Fluxional molecule
molecules whose atoms interchange between symmetric positions
diatomic molecule
molecule composed of only two atoms of the same or different chemical elements
RITA
molecule
polar molecule
molecule, interact through dipole–dipole intermolecular forces and hydrogen bonds, must contain polar bonds due to a difference in electronegativity between the bonded atoms
macromolecule
molecule of high relative molecular mass, the structure of which essentially comprises the multiple repetition of units derived, actually or conceptually, from molecules of low relative molecular mass