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Molecule

/ˈmɒl.ɪ.kjuːl/noun
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A molecule is the smallest fundamental unit of a chemical compound, consisting of two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds, which determines the substance's unique properties and behavior. In everyday life and advanced fields like biochemistry, molecules drive everything from the taste of food to the mechanisms of life-saving drugs, highlighting their role as the invisible architects of our world.

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A single human body contains about 7 octillion atoms, but when grouped into molecules, they form complex structures like DNA, which can store enough information to fill a library of 1 million books—making molecules the ultimate data carriers of life.

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