macromolecule

[ mak-ruh-mol-uh-kyool ]
/ ˌmæk rəˈmɒl əˌkyul /

noun Chemistry.

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

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

macromastia, macromelia, macromere, macrometeorology, macromineral, macromolecule, macromonocyte, macromutant, macromutation, macromyeloblast, macron

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

Medical definitions for macromolecule

macromolecule
[ măk′rō-mŏl′ĭ-kyōōl′ ]

n.

A very large molecule, such as a protein, consisting of many smaller structural units linked together.

Scientific definitions for macromolecule

macromolecule
[ măk′rō-mŏl′ĭ-kyōōl′ ]

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