macromolecule /mac·ro·mol·e·cule/ (mak″ro-mol´ĭ-kūl) a very large molecule having a polymeric chain structure, as in proteins, polysaccharides, etc.macromolec´ular
macromolecule
macromolecule,
mac·ro·mol·e·cule (m k r -m l  -ky l)n. A very large molecule, such as a protein, consisting of many smaller structural units linked together. |
macromolecule
[-mol′əkyo̅o̅l]
Etymology: Gk, makros + L, moles, mass
a molecule of colloidal size, such as a protein, nucleic acid, or polysaccharide. macromolecular, adj.
macromolecule,
n a substance with molecules of colloidal size, notably proteins, nucleic acids, and polysaccharides.
macromolecule
a very large molecule having a polymeric chain structure, as in proteins, polysaccharides, etc.
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