Meaning | Any very large complex molecule; found only in plants and animals. |
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Synonym | supermolecule |
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Narrower | carbohydrate, saccharide, sugar | An essential structural / structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals |
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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 |
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organic compound | Any compound of carbon and another element or a radical |
Spanish | macromolécula, supermolécula |
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Catalan | macromolècula |
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Adjectives | macromolecular | relating to or consisting of or characterized by macromolecules |
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