How to Pronounce "molecule"
word
ˈmɑɫəkˌjuɫ
MAH-luh-kyool
mˈɒlɪkjˌuːl
MOL-ih-kyool
Definition
The smallest unit of a chemical substance that has all its properties, made up of two or more atoms joined together.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈmɑɫəkˌjuɫ
British English
mˈɒlɪkjˌuːl
Simplified Pronunciation
US
MAH-luh-kyool
UK
MOL-ih-kyool
Listen in Context
A water molecule has two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.
Every molecule in the air is too small to see.
Salt is made of more than one type of molecule.
If you split a molecule of oxygen, you get two oxygen atoms.