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mac·ro·mol·e·cule

(măk′rō-mŏl′ĭ-kyo͞ol′)

A very large molecule, such as a polymer or protein, consisting of many smaller structural units linked together. Also called supermolecule.

mac′ro·mo·lec′u·lar (-mə-lĕk′yə-lər) adj.

macromolecule

(ˌmækrəʊˈmɒlɪˌkjuːl) or

macromole

(Chemistry) any very large molecule, such as a protein or synthetic polymer

macromolecular adj

mac•ro•mol•e•cule

(ˌmæk rəˈmɒl əˌkyul)

n.

a very large molecule, as a colloidal particle, protein, or esp. a polymer, composed of hundreds or thousands of atoms.

[1885–90]

mac·ro·mol·e·cule

(măk′rō-mŏl′ĭ-kyo͞ol′)

A large molecule, such as a protein, consisting of many smaller molecules linked together.

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Noun

macromolecule - any very large complex molecule; found only in plants and animals

supermolecule

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

protein - any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes; "a diet high in protein"

carbohydrate, saccharide, sugar - an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain

lipid, lipide, lipoid - an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates)

nucleic acid - (biochemistry) any of various macromolecules composed of nucleotide chains that are vital constituents of all living cells

Translations

macromolecola

macromolecule

[ˌmækrəʊˈmɒlɪˌkjuːl] n → macromolecola

mac·ro·mol·e·cule

n. macromolécula, molécula de tamaño grande tal como la de una proteína.

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IBM Research and Singapore's Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology Announce New Macromolecule with Triple-Play Action to Help Fight Virus Infection and Drug Resistance

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Meeting formulation and delivery challenges for macromolecular drugs: how lipid-based drug delivery systems can meet complex formulation, solubility and bloavailabillty challenges, including specific issues in improving the delivery of peptide and biologic therapeutics

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My students commented that the macromolecule activities contained too much reading material that did not focus on the main concepts of the activities.

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Applied in mice, the new macromolecule showed a measurable anticancer effect.

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This idealized macromolecule would have both the desired physical properties derived from high molecular weight polymers and low melt viscosity during processing and manufacturing.

Recent trends in macromolecular design

The information resulting from the subsequent x-ray diffraction analysis can be used by researchers to help determine the three-dimensional structure of a macromolecule that, in turn, may reveal details about the molecule's function and behavior in the body.

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Rutimann inferred an abstract form from this found situation, thereby transforming visible reality into a chaotic microstructure that groups itself around the visible model of a macromolecule.

Christoph Rutimann

Today, IBM Research and Singapores Institute of Bioengineering, Nanotechnology (IBN) announced they have identified a new breakthrough macromolecule that could help prevent deadly virus infections with a unique triple-play mechanism that can also help prevent viral drug resistance.

Singapore,United States : Scientists discover new technology breakthrough in fighting viral diseases

Its products include multilayer macromolecule compound membranes, self-adhesive rubber membranes, cementitious capillary crystalline waterproofing materials and macromolecule compound coatings.

W. R. Grace & Co acquires waterproofing products manufacturer in China

56) modeled the viscous and elastic components of a macromolecule by simplifying the structure to a series of segments that behave its Hookian springs where the force constant is based on Brownian motion and is proportional to the temperature of the system.