Element vs. Molecule

Elementnoun

One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.

Elementnoun

(chemistry) Any one of the simplest chemical substances that cannot be decomposed in a chemical reaction or by any chemical means and made up of atoms all having the same number of protons.

Elementnoun

One of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air.

Elementnoun

(legal) A required aspect or component of a cause of action. A deed is regarded as a violation of law only if each element can be proved.

Elementnoun

(set theory) One of the objects in a set.

Elementnoun

Any of the teeth of a zip fastener.

Elementnoun

A small part of the whole.

Elementnoun

Atmospheric forces such as strong winds and rains.

Elementnoun

A place or state of being that an individual or object is best suited to.

Elementnoun

The bread and wine taken at Holy Communion.

Elementnoun

A group of people within a larger group having a particular common characteristic.

Elementnoun

A component in electrical equipment, often in the form of a coil, having a high resistance, thereby generating heat when a current is passed through it.

Elementnoun

(computing) One of the conceptual objects in a markup language, usually represented in text by tags.

Elementverb

(obsolete) To compound of elements.

Elementverb

(obsolete) To constitute and be the elements of.

Elementnoun

One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.

Elementnoun

One of the ultimate, undecomposable constituents of any kind of matter. Specifically: (Chem.) A substance which cannot be decomposed into different kinds of matter by any means at present employed; as, the elements of water are oxygen and hydrogen.

Elementnoun

One of the ultimate parts which are variously combined in anything; as, letters are the elements of written language; hence, also, a simple portion of that which is complex, as a shaft, lever, wheel, or any simple part in a machine; one of the essential ingredients of any mixture; a constituent part; as, quartz, feldspar, and mica are the elements of granite.

Elementnoun

One out of several parts combined in a system of aggregation, when each is of the nature of the whole; as, a single cell is an element of the honeycomb.

Elementnoun

One of the simplest essential parts, more commonly called cells, of which animal and vegetable organisms, or their tissues and organs, are composed.

Elementnoun

An infinitesimal part of anything of the same nature as the entire magnitude considered; as, in a solid an element may be the infinitesimal portion between any two planes that are separated an indefinitely small distance. In the calculus, element is sometimes used as synonymous with differential.

Elementnoun

One of the necessary data or values upon which a system of calculations depends, or general conclusions are based; as, the elements of a planet's orbit.

Elementnoun

The simplest or fundamental principles of any system in philosophy, science, or art; rudiments; as, the elements of geometry, or of music.

Elementnoun

Any outline or sketch, regarded as containing the fundamental ideas or features of the thing in question; as, the elements of a plan.

Elementnoun

One of the simple substances, as supposed by the ancient philosophers; one of the imaginary principles of matter.

Elementnoun

the conditions and movements of the air.

Elementnoun

The whole material composing the world.

Elementnoun

The bread and wine used in the eucharist or Lord's supper.

Elementverb

To compound of elements or first principles.

Elementverb

To constitute; to make up with elements.

Elementnoun

an abstract part of something;

Elementnoun

any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter

Elementnoun

an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system;

Elementnoun

one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe;

Elementnoun

the most favorable environment for a plant or animal;

Elementnoun

the situation in which you are happiest and most effective;

Elementnoun

a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone

Moleculenoun

(chemistry) The smallest particle of a specific element or compound that retains the chemical properties of that element or compound; two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.

Moleculenoun

A tiny amount.

Moleculenoun

One of the very small invisible particles of which all ordinary matter is supposed to consist.

Moleculenoun

The smallest part of any substance which possesses the characteristic properties and qualities of that substance, and which can exist alone in a free state.

Moleculenoun

A group of atoms so united and combined by chemical affinity that they form a complete, integrated whole, being the smallest portion of any particular compound that can exist in a free state; as, a molecule of water consists of two atoms of hydrogen and one of oxygen. Cf. Atom.

Moleculenoun

(physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound

Moleculenoun

(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

Molecule

A molecule is an electrically neutral group of two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds. Molecules are distinguished from ions by their lack of electrical charge.