Macromolecule

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A very large molecule, such as a polymer or protein, consisting of many smaller structural units linked together. Also called supermolecule.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A very large molecule, especially used in reference to large biological polymers (e.g. nucleic acids and proteins).
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A very large molecule, especially a polymer having from hundreds to many thousands of atoms, such as DNA, RNA, protein, polysaccharide, polyethylene, polycarbonate, etc.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A molecule consisting of several molecules.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. any very large complex molecule; found only in plants and animals
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    Hyponym
    lipide    saccharide    carbohydrate    lipoid    protein    lipid    nucleic acid    sugar    DNA    RNA   
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