Intramolecular

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Intramolecular \In`tra*mo*lec"u*lar\, a.
     1. (Chem. & Physics) Between molecules; situated, or acting,
        between the molecules of bodies. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Being or occurring within a single molecule; as,


        intramolecular hydrogen bonds.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  intramolecular
       adj : within the molecule; occurring by a reaction between
             different parts of the same molecule