macromolecule en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈmækɹəʊˌmɒlɪkjuːl/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- Latin mōlēs Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -cula New Latin mōlēculalbor. French moléculebor. English molecule English macromolecule From macro- + molecule.
Meanings
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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.
2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), page 345:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| macromolecules | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
supramacromolecule · geomacromolecule · biomacromolecule · star macromolecule · variegated star macromolecule · supermacromolecule · heteromacromolecule · block macromolecule · regular star macromolecule
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Relateds
macromolecular · macromolecularly
Synonyms
Translations (14)
cs makromolekula (large molecule) · ka მაკრომოლეკულა (large molecule) · is stórsameind (large molecule) · ro macromoleculă (large molecule) · es macromolécula (large molecule) · ja 高分子 (large molecule) · fi makromolekyyli (large molecule) · kk макромолекула (large molecule) · de Makromolekül (large molecule) · ca macromolècula (large molecule) · it macromolecola (large molecule) · hu makromolekula (large molecule) · pt macromolécula (large molecule) · fa ماکرومولکول (large molecule)