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macromolecular

adjective

  1. made of or relating to very large molecules
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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- Latin mōlēs Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos New Latin -cula New Latin moleculalbor. French moléculebor. English molecule Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -ārisbor. English -ar English molecular English macromolecular From macro- + molecular.

  1. Of or relating to a macromolecule