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molecule

[mol-uh-kyool] / ˈmɒl əˌkyul /


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To achieve this, scientists used JQ1, a small molecule inhibitor originally developed to study cancer and inflammatory diseases.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

Previous research suggested that a specific negatively charged molecule could initiate the proton-shuttling process.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

To examine it in detail, scientists created the molecule in the lab and cooled it to extremely low temperatures.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

The key ingredient in Syngenta’s Virestina is a new molecule called metproxybicyclone, developed using machine-learning models.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Water is a molecule made of hydrogen and oxygen atoms.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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