adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to a macromolecule
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
macromolecular
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adjective
Meaning 2
relating to or consisting of or characterized by macromolecules
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- macromolecular compounds
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
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 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.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: makromolekulární — of or relating to a macromolecule
- Georgian: მაკრომოლეკულური (maḳromoleḳuluri) — of or relating to a macromolecule
- Italian: macromolecolare — of or relating to a macromolecule
- Portuguese: macromolecular — of or relating to a macromolecule
- Romanian: macromolecular — of or relating to a macromolecule