Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

macromolecular

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables
macro-molec-u-lar
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to a macromolecule

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 mōlēculalbor. French moléculebor. English molecule Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -ārisbor. English -ar English molecular English macromolecular From macro- + molecular.

Derived Forms

Questions

What does macromolecular mean?
Of or relating to a macromolecule
Where does macromolecular come from?
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 mōlēculalbor. French moléculebor. English molecule Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -ārisbor. English -ar English molecular English macromolecular From macro- + molecular.

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