macromolecule
noun
mac·ro·mol·e·cule
ˌma-krō-ˈmä-li-ˌkyü(ə)l 
: a very large molecule (as of a protein or rubber)
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Due in part to its ability to pass on genetic information, the complex macromolecule, RNA (Ribonucleic Acid), was likely the ultimate precursor to life on earth.
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Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Proteins are versatile macromolecules involved in pretty much every cellular process, including cellular repair and maintenance.
—New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2024
The hero ingredient for both is chitosan, a complex macromolecule sourced from oyster mushrooms.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Studying cell division requires simultaneously viewing nanometer-scale macromolecules like proteins and DNA all the way up to millimeter-scale populations of cells, and over a time frame that ranges from seconds to weeks.
—Somin Lee, The Conversation, 20 July 2023
Last year, the Curiosity rover identified two sites flush with complex organic macromolecules that resemble the goopy building blocks of oil on Earth.
—Daniel Clery, Science | AAAS, 21 Nov. 2019
Quantum theory works extremely well at the scale of photons, electrons, atoms, molecules, even macromolecules.
—Wired, 9 Dec. 2018
Last year, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was given in part to Frances H. Arnold, who for decades has been studying macromolecules known as enzymes.
—David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 2 Aug. 2019
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Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Proteins are versatile macromolecules involved in pretty much every cellular process, including cellular repair and maintenance.
—New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2024
The hero ingredient for both is chitosan, a complex macromolecule sourced from oyster mushrooms.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Studying cell division requires simultaneously viewing nanometer-scale macromolecules like proteins and DNA all the way up to millimeter-scale populations of cells, and over a time frame that ranges from seconds to weeks.
—Somin Lee, The Conversation, 20 July 2023
Last year, the Curiosity rover identified two sites flush with complex organic macromolecules that resemble the goopy building blocks of oil on Earth.
—Daniel Clery, Science | AAAS, 21 Nov. 2019
Quantum theory works extremely well at the scale of photons, electrons, atoms, molecules, even macromolecules.
—Wired, 9 Dec. 2018
Last year, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was given in part to Frances H. Arnold, who for decades has been studying macromolecules known as enzymes.
—David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 2 Aug. 2019
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macromolecule
noun
mac·ro·mol·e·cule
ˌmak-rō-ˈmäl-i-ˌkyü(ə)l
: a very large molecule (as of a protein, nucleic acid, or rubber) built up from smaller chemical structures compare micromolecule
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