submolecular
adjEtymology From sub- + molecular.
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Below the molecular scale; smaller than a molecule
- Since the tiny magnetic domains have to travel only submolecular distances, it is possible to read and write magnetic regions with different polarization as quickly as a single nanosecond — far faster than existing storage technologies.2007 September 11, John Markoff, “Redefining the Architecture of Memory”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 09 Nov 2020:
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Relating to a submolecule.