a very large molecule, as a protein or polymer molecule, composed of hundreds of thousands of atoms
also mac′ro·mole·
macromolecule
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macromolecule
noun
A very large molecule, such as a polymer or protein, consisting of many smaller structural units linked together. Also called supermolecule .
Related Forms:
- mac′ro·mo·lec′u·lar
adjective
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A large molecule, such as a protein, consisting of many smaller molecules linked together.
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Noun
(plural macromolecules)
- (chemistry, biochemistry) A very large molecule, especially used in reference to large biological polymers (e.g. nucleic acids and proteins).
Origin
macro- +"Ž molecule
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macromolecule - Medical Definition
n.
A very large molecule, such as a polymer or protein, consisting of many smaller structural units linked together. Also called supermolecule
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- mac′ro·mo·lec′u·lar (-mə-lĕk′yə-lər)
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