macromolecule
noun/ˈmækɹəʊˌmɒlɪkjuːl/
Etymology From macro- + molecule.
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Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Organic chemistry, Physical sciences A very large molecule, especially used in reference to large biological polymers (e.g. nucleic acids and proteins).
- Beadle discovered that genes carried instructions to build proteins—complex, multidimensional macromolecules that were the workhorses of the cell.2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), page 345:
- Synonyms
- macromolecule
- Derived terms
- biomacromolecule, block macromolecule, geomacromolecule, heteromacromolecule, regular star macromolecule, star macromolecule, supermacromolecule, supramacromolecule, variegated star macromolecule
- Related terms
- macromolecular, macromolecularly
- Hypernyms
- molecule
- Hyponyms
- nucleic acid, protein