Etymology

biomacromolecule

Today it means: Any macromolecule (such as protein, nucleic acid or polysaccharide) of biological origin Full definition →

English macromolecule ← Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-) ← Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Englishmacromolecule
  6. English todaybiomacromolecule

From bio- + macromolecule.

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