molecular

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or consisting of molecules.
2. Of or relating to simple or basic structure or form.

molecularity mo·lec'u·lar'i·ty (-lăr'ĭ-tē) n.
molecularly mo·lec'u·lar·ly adv.

(mə-lĕk'yə-lər)
adj.

Of, relating to, or consisting of molecules.

Of, pertaining to, or composed of molecules.

• m. activity — see enzyme activity.
• m. biology — study of the biochemical and biophysical aspects of the structure and function of genes and other subcellular entities, and of such specific proteins as hemoglobins, enzymes and hormones; it provides knowledge of cellular differentiation and metabolism and of comparative evolution.
• m. layer — layers of cells in both cerebellar and cerebral cortices.
• m. mimicry — see antigenic mimicry.
• m. weight — see molecular weight.

IN BRIEF: Relating to the smallest particle of a substance that can exist without losing its chemical form.

Scientists study substances at the molecular level to see why those substances act as they do.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: relating to or produced by or consisting of molecules
  Pertains to noun: molecule (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: (psychology) relating to simple or elementary organization
  Antonym: molar (meaning #3)

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