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macromolecule
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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
mac·ro·mol·e·cule (mkr-ml-kyl)
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 [mak″ro-mol´ĕ-kūl]
a very large molecule having a polymeric chain structure, as in proteins, polysaccharides, and certain other substances. adj., adj macromolec´ular.
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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