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molecule

[mol-uh-kyool] / ˈmɒl əˌkyul /


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That fatty molecule belongs to a group called cardiolipins, which are known to stimulate cytokine release.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026

Another molecule containing nitrogen "is a precursor to how DNA is eventually built," she added.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

These included a molecule called benzothiophene, which has also been found in meteorites and asteroids.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Revolution Medicines reported last week that patients who took its small molecule pill daraxonrasib lived a median of 13.2 months, compared to 6.7 months for those who received chemotherapy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Not one of the four ancient Ionian and alchemical “elements” is in the modern sense an element at all: one is a molecule, two are mixtures of molecules, and the last is a plasma.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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