macromolecule
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- noun
- /ˌmækroʊˈmɒlɪˌkjuːl/
- Specialized
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macromolécula
- Macromolecules like proteins and nucleic acids play a crucial role in biological functions.
- biological macromolecules
- structure of macromolecules
- classes of macromolecules
Examples
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There are several approaches to fragment methods that are suitable for use with macromolecules.
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We focus on the feasibility of applications of quantum mechanics to macromolecules.
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Determining the envelope of a macromolecule can serve as a first step toward detailed structure determination.
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Unfortunately, except in rare instances, such methods do not work for macromolecules.
Academic text (1995) -
Early on, he became interested in the challenge of biological macromolecules.
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Lipids are a fascinating class of macromolecules essential for life.
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Illustration of the major reactions involving dietary macromolecules.
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What other kinds of pressures can you think of in fluids, in fluids that have macromolecules in them, like proteins?
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Lysosomes are important organelles of animal cells that digest various biological macromolecules in the body and are involved in cellular metabolism, immunity, hormone secretion regulation, and other activities.
Academic text (2018) -
Carbohydrates and proteins are two of the most common types of macromolecules found in living organisms.
Synonyms
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6.3
A very large molecule made of many small repeated parts, like plastics or proteins
A very large structure made of many molecules, like DNA or proteins, in living things
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Macromolecule comes from the prefix macro- meaning 'large' and the word molecule meaning 'a small unit of matter', so think of macro- as the opposite of micro- in microscope. So a macromolecule is a very large molecule made of many smaller parts.