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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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