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molecule

noun as in smallest part

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Collagen is a large molecule so companies have now started to break it up into smaller pieces - collagen peptides - otherwise known as hydrolysed collagen.

From BBC

A common bacterium was genetically engineered to eat a plastic-derived molecule and then digest it to produce the everyday painkiller, paracetamol.

From BBC

If you have too high of a concentration of salt or sugar in your recipe, it could basically steal that water molecule and prevent the yeast from doing its job.

From Salon

Those emissions would have a climate-warming impact roughly equivalent to 27 gas-fired power plants operating year-round, even if the flares burned every molecule of methane released from the wells.

From Salon

Water molecules can also be broken down to obtain hydrogen, which is used in rocket fuel.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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