macromolecule

[ mak-ruh-mol-uh-kyool ]

/ ˌmæk rəˈmɒl əˌkyul /

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noun Chemistry.

a very large molecule, as a colloidal particle, protein, or especially a polymer, composed of hundreds or thousands of atoms.

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Origin of macromolecule

First recorded in 1885–90; macro- + molecule

OTHER WORDS FROM macromolecule

mac·ro·mo·lec·u·lar

[mak-roh-muh-lek-yuh-ler], /ˌmæk roʊ məˈlɛk yə lər/, adjective

Words nearby macromolecule

macrolinguistics, macrolith, macromere, macrometeorology, macromineral, macromolecule, macromutant, macromutation, macron, macronucleate, macronucleus

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How to use macromolecule in a sentence

According to Josh McCann, an animal science assistant professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign who is a part of the Springfield project, protein is one of the most expensive macromolecules in feed.
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Chemists at the time thought that what we now call macromolecules were simply aggregates of smaller molecules.
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So it’s not like any of the macromolecules are particularly healthy in excess.
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British Dictionary definitions for macromolecule

macromolecule

/ (ˌmækrəʊˈmɒlɪˌkjuːl) /

noun

any very large molecule, such as a protein or synthetic polymer

Derived forms of macromolecule

macromolecular (ˌmækrəʊməˈlɛkjʊlə), adjective

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Scientific definitions for macromolecule

macromolecule

[ măk′rō-mŏl′ĭ-kyōōl′ ]

A large molecule, such as a protein, consisting of many smaller molecules linked together.