supermolecularadj.

Brit.

/ˌsuːpəməˈlɛkjᵿlə/,

/ˌsjuːpəməˈlɛkjᵿlə/, U.S.

/ˈˌsupərməˈlɛkjələr/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: super- prefix, molecular adj.

Etymology: < super- prefix + molecular adj. Compare earlier supermolecule n. at super- prefix 2b(d).

Chemistry.

Consisting of or involving more than one molecule. Cf. supermolecule n. at super- prefix 2b(d).

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > chemistry > atomic chemistry > [adjective] > relating to molecules > by number

monomolecular1876

bimolecular1899

termolecular1901

supermolecular1908

polymolecular1922

1908 A. Hill Body at Work ii. 6 There may be no such ‘substance’ as protoplasm in the sense in which you understand the word, but so long as this mass lived these various familiar compounds were bound together in a supermolecular form.

1937 Sci. Monthly Mar. 211/2 Each gene..exerts such a selectively organizing effect upon this material as to cause the synthesis, next to itself, of another molecular or supermolecular structure, quite identical in composition with the given gene itself.

1991 New Scientist 25 May 44/1 Even in the absence of oil, surfactant molecules organise themselves in water to form ‘supermolecular’ assemblies called micelles.

2004 Plastics News (Nexis) 17 May 9 The money will be used to do basic research on supermolecular polymers. These are polymers with embedded information enabling them to do multiple tasks.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	supermolecular
释义	supermolecularadj. Brit. /ˌsuːpəməˈlɛkjᵿlə/, /ˌsjuːpəməˈlɛkjᵿlə/, U.S. /ˈˌsupərməˈlɛkjələr/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: super- prefix, molecular adj. Etymology: < super- prefix + molecular adj. Compare earlier supermolecule n. at super- prefix 2b(d). Chemistry. Consisting of or involving more than one molecule. Cf. supermolecule n. at super- prefix 2b(d). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > atomic chemistry > [adjective] > relating to molecules > by number monomolecular1876 bimolecular1899 termolecular1901 supermolecular1908 polymolecular1922 1908 A. Hill Body at Work ii. 6 There may be no such ‘substance’ as protoplasm in the sense in which you understand the word, but so long as this mass lived these various familiar compounds were bound together in a supermolecular form. 1937 Sci. Monthly Mar. 211/2 Each gene..exerts such a selectively organizing effect upon this material as to cause the synthesis, next to itself, of another molecular or supermolecular structure, quite identical in composition with the given gene itself. 1991 New Scientist 25 May 44/1 Even in the absence of oil, surfactant molecules organise themselves in water to form ‘supermolecular’ assemblies called micelles. 2004 Plastics News (Nexis) 17 May 9 The money will be used to do basic research on supermolecular polymers. These are polymers with embedded information enabling them to do multiple tasks. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1908
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