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/ˈmækɹəʊˌmɒlɪkjuːl/ · noun
(organic chemistry, biochemistry) A very large molecule, especially used in reference to large biological polymers (e.g. nucleic acids and proteins)..
Beadle discovered that genes carried instructions to build proteins—complex, multidimensional macromolecules that were the workhorses of the cell.
Use macromolecule when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Macromolecule means (organic chemistry, biochemistry) A very large molecule, especially used in reference to large biological polymers (e.g. nucleic acids and proteins)..
Common synonyms include macromolecule, supermolecule.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Beadle discovered that genes carried instructions to build proteins—complex, multidimensional macromolecules that were the workhorses of the cell.
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