Macromolecule
//ˈmækɹəʊˌmɒlɪkjuːl// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 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."
- 2 any very large complex molecule; found only in plants and animals wordnet
Example
More examples"Beadle discovered that genes carried instructions to build proteins—complex, multidimensional macromolecules that were the workhorses of the cell."
Etymology
From macro- + molecule.
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