Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈmækɹəʊˌmɒlɪkjuːl/
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ˈmækɹəʊˌmɒlɪkjuːl
Noun
A very large molecule, especially used in reference to large biological polymers (e.g. nucleic acids and proteins).
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Beadle discovered that genes carried instructions to build proteins—complex, multidimensional macromolecules that were the workhorses of the cell.
Noun
any very large complex molecule; found only in plants and animals
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