🇫🇷 French

molécules

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feminine

les molécules

molecules

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molécules
/le mɔlekyl/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say molécules in French?

IPA
/le mɔlekyl/

How do you pronounce molécules in French?

molécules is pronounced /le mɔlekyl/ in French.

Example sentences

La molécule d'eau est très petite et invisible à l'œil nu.

The water molecule is very small and invisible to the naked eye.

Cette molécule complexe a été découverte par une scientifique renommée.

This complex molecule was discovered by a renowned female scientist.

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Why is it feminine?

Molécules is feminine because it derives from the Latin "moles" (mass, heap), and French adopted the diminutive form "molecula," which carried the feminine gender of Latin diminutives ending in "-ula." This is an exception to the general rule that French words ending in "-le" tend to be masculine.

What is the French word for molecules?

The French word for molecules is les molécules — feminine.

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