macromolecule
noun
a very large molecule, as a colloidal particle, protein, or especially a polymer, composed of hundreds or thousands of atoms.
macromolecular
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a word derived from
macromolecule.
Example Sentences
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"We may be overestimating microplastics, but there should be none," said McNeil, senior author of the study and U-M professor of chemistry, macromolecular science and engineering, and the Program in the Environment.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 29, 2026
Identification of macromolecular complexes in cryoelectron tomograms of phantom cells.
From Nature ● Nov. 7, 2017
The group is conducting computational studies of macromolecular interactions, or as Moser explains it, “computer simulations of very large biological systems, like a cell.”
From Washington Times ● Jul. 26, 2014
Discovery of abundant cellulose microfibers encased in 250 Ma Permian halite: a macromolecular target in the search for life on other planets, Astrobiology, 8:1–14.
From Forbes ● Jan. 1, 2014
Several other speakers were continental biologists, at that time guests at the Zoological Station, who only briefly alluded to macromolecular structure.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
