MACROMOLECULE

Macromolecule

A macromolecule is a very large molecule commonly created by polymerization of smaller subunits. In biochemistry, the term is applied to the four conventional biopolymers, as well as non-polymeric molecules with large molecular mass such as lipids and macrocycles. The individual constituent molecules of macromolecules are called monomers .

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macromolecule

Noun

  1. A very large molecule, especially used in reference to large biological polymers (e.g. nucleic acids and proteins).


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