non-molecular
adjective
(alsononmolecular)uk/ˌnɒn.məˈlek.jə.lər/us/ˌnɑːn.məˈlek.jə.lɚ/notrelatingto or made up ofmolecules(= thesimplestunitsof achemicalsubstance):
Sand is made ofsilica, which is a non-molecularcompoundofsiliconandoxygen.
Quartz anddiamondare twoexamplesof a nonmolecularcrystalsolid.
- Salt, orsodiumchloride, is a non-molecularsubstancebecause itcontainsanequaldistributionofindividualsodiumcationsandchlorideanionsthat are notarrangedindiscretemolecules.
- Graphite is asolidcompoundwith a nonmolecularstructureconsisting of anarrayofcarbonatoms.
Physics: atoms, molecules & sub-atomic particles
- acceptor
- anion
- anti-radical
- antilepton
- antimatter
- antineutrino
- elementary particle
- hydroxyl ion
- interatomic
- interelectronic
- interionic
- intermolecular
- intermolecularly
- isotope
- muon
- neutrino
- nucleon
- nuclide
- orbital
- relative molecular mass