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- [mak-ruh-mol-uh-kyool]
- /ˌmæk rəˈmɒl əˌkyul/
- /mˈakrəmˌɒlɪkjˌuːl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mak-ruh-mol-uh-kyool]
- /ˌmæk rəˈmɒl əˌkyul/
Definitions of macromolecule word
- noun macromolecule a very large molecule, as a colloidal particle, protein, or especially a polymer, composed of hundreds or thousands of atoms. 1
- noun macromolecule A molecule containing a very large number of atoms, such as a protein, nucleic acid, or synthetic polymer. 1
- noun macromolecule any very large molecule, such as a protein or synthetic polymer 0
- noun macromolecule a very large molecule, as a protein or polymer molecule, composed of hundreds of thousands of atoms 0
- noun macromolecule (chemistry, biochemistry) A very large molecule, especially used in reference to large biological polymers (e.g. nucleic acids and proteins). 0
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Origin of macromolecule
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90; macro- + molecule
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Parts of speech for Macromolecule
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
macromolecule popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
macromolecule usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with macromolecule
- what is a macromolecule?
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- what does macromolecule mean?
- which type of macromolecule is the sugar fructose?
- which macromolecule has a sugar phosphate backbone?
- which is one function of a protein macromolecule?
- what type of macromolecule is an enzyme?
- what macromolecule is starch?
- what is macromolecule?
- what macromolecule is dna?
- what kind of macromolecule is made from amino acids?
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