macromolecule

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Etymology

macro- +‎ molecule

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Noun

macromolecule (plural macromolecules)

1. (chemistry, biochemistry) A very large molecule, especially used in reference to large biological polymers (e.g. nucleic acids and proteins).

Related terms

• macromolecular
• macromolecularly

Translations

large molecule

• Czech: makromolekula (cs) f
• Finnish: makromolekyyli (fi)
• Icelandic: stórsameind (is) f

• Italian: macromolecola (it) f
• Japanese: 高分子 (ja) (こうぶんし, kōbunshi)
• Romanian: macromoleculă (ro)
• Spanish: macromolécula (es) f