English
macromoleculemacromolecule
From macro- + molecule.
A compound of macro- + molecule
Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- ‘to increase’
Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós ‘lean, meager’
Proto-Hellenic *makrós
Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’
English macro-
Latin mōlēs ‘a mass’
New Latin mōlēcula
French molécule
English molecule
Today it means
noun A very large molecule, especially used in reference to large biological polymers (e.g. nucleic acids and proteins).
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Etymograph / macromolecule
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