macromolecule (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *macromolecule*:
NOUN	substance	macromolecule, supermolecule	any very large complex molecule

English > *macromolecule*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	Any very large complex molecule; found only in plants and animals.
Synonym	supermolecule
Narrower	carbohydrate, saccharide, sugar	An essential structural / structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals
	lipid, lipide, lipoid	An oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents
	nucleic acid	(biochemistry) any of various macromolecules composed of nucleotide chains that are vital constituents of all living cells
	protein	Any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells
Broader	molecule	(physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound
Broader	organic compound	Any compound of carbon and another element or a radical
Spanish	macromolécula, supermolécula
Catalan	macromolècula
Adjectives	macromolecular	relating to or consisting of or characterized by macromolecules

HyperDic: macromolecule