micromolecule
micromolecule — noun
1. a chemical compound with a low molecular weight — common examples include amino
a chemical compound with a low molecular weight — common examples include amino acids and fatty acids, which serve as building blocks for much larger biological structures such as proteins and DNA.
Lisa read that each amino acid is a micromolecule the body uses to build proteins.
plural form: amino acids as micromolecules
The teacher showed how simple micromolecules such as glucose enter the cell membrane.
Tunde's lab report compared micromolecules with the larger macromolecules in cells.
Sora explained that fatty acids are micromolecules which supply energy for the body.
- small molecule
less technical equivalent; used more broadly in pharmacology and biochemistry
- macromolecule
a molecule with a very high molecular weight, such as a protein or nucleic acid
文法句型
micromolecule + [preposition]
用法筆記
Frequently appears in the plural (micromolecules) when referring to a class of compounds. The opposite term is macromolecule, which describes much larger molecules such as proteins, DNA, and synthetic polymers.