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macromolecule definition
macro·mol·ecule (mak′rō mäl′ə kyo̵̅o̅l′)
noun
a very large molecule, as a protein or polymer molecule, composed of hundreds of thousands of atoms
also macromole mac′ro·mole′ (-mōl′)
Related Forms:
- macromolecular mac′ro·mo·lec′u·lar (-mō lek′yo̵̅o̅ lər) adjective
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