| Main Entry: | molecule |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | smallest part |
Synonyms: |
bit, fragment, iota, jot, minim, mite, modicum, mote, ounce, particle, ray, speck, unit |
| Notes: | atom comes from Greek atomos 'uncut, indivisible' - based on a- 'not' and temneir 'to cut' and it is the smallest unit of matter that retains the characteristics of an element; a molecule is the smallest unit of matter that retains the characteristics of a compound |
| Main Entry: | atom |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | smallest part of something |
Synonyms: |
bit, crumb, dot, fragment, grain, iota, jot, minimum, mite, modicum, molecule, morsel, mote, ounce, particle, scintilla, scrap, shred, smidgen, speck, spot, tittle, trace, whit |
| Notes: | atom comes from Greek atomos 'uncut, indivisible' - based on a- 'not' and temneir 'to cut' and it is the smallest unit of matter that retains the characteristics of an element; a molecule is the smallest unit of matter that retains the characteristics of a compound |
| Main Entry: | bit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tiny piece |
Synonyms: |
atom, butt, chicken feed, chip, chunk, crumb, dab, dash, division, dollop, dose, dot, driblet, droplet, end, excerpt, flake, fraction, fragment, grain, iota, item, jot, lick*, lump, mite, modicum, moiety, molecule, morsel, niggle, parcel, part, particle, peanuts, pinch, portion, sample, scale, scintilla, scrap, section, segment, shard, share, shaving, shred, slice, sliver, smidgen, snatch, snip, snippet, specimen, speck, splinter, sprinkling, stub, stump, taste, tittle, trace, trickle |
Antonyms: |
whole |
| Main Entry: | drop |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | globule |
Synonyms: |
bead, bit, bubble, crumb, dab, dash, dewdrop, driblet, drip, droplet, iota, molecule, morsel, nip, ounce, particle, pearl, pinch, sip, smidgen, speck, splash, spot, taste, tear, teardrop, trace, trickle |
| Main Entry: | grain |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | seed, piece |
Synonyms: |
atom, bit, cereal, corn, crumb, drop, fragment, granule, grist, iota, jot, kernel, mite, modicum, molecule, morsel, mote, ounce, particle, pellet, scintilla, scrap, scruple, smidgen, spark, speck, tittle, trace, whit |
| Main Entry: | iota |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | small bit |
Synonyms: |
atom, crumb, grain, hint, infinitesimal, jot, mite, molecule, nucleus, ounce, particle, ray, scintilla, scrap, smidgen, speck, trace, whit |
Antonyms: |
lot |
| Main Entry: | minimum |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lowest amount |
Synonyms: |
atom, bottom, dab, depth, dot, gleam, grain, hair, iota, jot, least, lowest, margin, modicum, molecule, nadir, narrowest, particle, pittance, point, scintilla, scruple, shadow, slightest, smallest, smidgen, soupçon, spark, speck, trifle, whit |
Antonyms: |
largest, maximum, most |
| Main Entry: | modicum |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bit, small amount |
Synonyms: |
atom, crumb, dash, drop, fraction, fragment, grain, inch, iota, jot, little, minim, mite, molecule, ounce, particle, pinch, scrap, shred, smidge, speck, tinge, touch, trifle, whit |
Antonyms: |
lot |
| Main Entry: | part |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | piece, portion of something |
Synonyms: |
allotment, any, apportionment, articulation, atom, bit, bite, branch, chip, chunk, component, constituent, cut, department, detail, division, element, extra, factor, fraction, fragment, helping, hunk, ingredient, installment, item, limb, lot, lump, measure, meed, member, module, moiety, molecule, organ, parcel, particle, partition, piece, quantum, quota, ration, scrap, section, sector, segment, share, side, slab, slice, sliver, splinter, subdivision, unit |
Antonyms: |
whole |
| Main Entry: | particle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | atom, piece |
Synonyms: |
bit, crumb, dot, dribble, drop, fleck, fragment, grain, hoot, iota, jot, minim, mite, modicum, molecule, morsel, mote, ounce, ray, scrap, scruple, seed, shred, smidgen, smithereen, speck, spot, stitch, whit |