[1835–45; inter- + molecular]This word is first recorded in the period 1835–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: basic, communism, cutaway, ecumenical, squeegeeinter- is a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it meant “between,” “among,”“in the midst of,” “mutually,” “reciprocally,” “together,” “during” (intercept; interest). On this model, inter- is used in the formation of compound words (intercom; interdepartmental)
Examples of 'intermolecular' in a sentence
intermolecular
It was the year in which he published his first paper, a theory on intermolecular forces.