molekulinius

Molekulinius is a Lithuanian adjective form derived from the word molekulinis (molecular) used to describe things related to molecules. In scientific and academic writing, it appears as a grammatical form that modifies masculine nouns in certain cases, most commonly in the accusative plural, for example molekulinius junginius (molecular compounds) or molekulinius procesus (molecular processes). The term is part of standard Lithuanian terminology in chemistry, biology, physics and related fields.

In practice, molekulinius is employed to denote phenomena, structures or constructs at the level of individual molecules or involving molecular interactions. Examples of common phrases include molekulinius tyrimus (molecular studies), molekulinius ryšius (molecular bonds) and molekulinius parametруs (molecular parameters). The usage contrasts with broader terms such as chemijos ar biologijos, where more general adjectives might be appropriate, but molekulinius emphasizes a molecular scale or perspective.

Etymology and morphology: the adjective molekulinius is built from the noun molekula (molecule) with the suffix -inis, which is typical for forming adjectives that characterize relation to a noun. The form molekulinius is one of several inflected forms of the same root used to agree with different grammatical cases and number in Lithuanian.

See also: molekula, molekulinis, molekuliniai.