| NOUN | substance | supermolecule, macromolecule | any very large complex molecule |
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| Meaning | Any very large complex molecule; found only in plants and animals. | |
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| Synonym | macromolecule | |
| 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 |
| organic compound | Any compound of carbon and another element or a radical | |
| Spanish | macromolécula, supermolécula | |
| Catalan | macromolècula | |
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