micromolecule

micromolecule — 名詞

1. a chemical compound with a low molecular weight — common examples include amino

1.名詞B2
釋義

小分子

分子量低的化合物

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.

例句

Lisa read that each amino acid is a micromolecule the body uses to build proteins.

Lisa 讀到每一種胺基酸都是一種身體用來製造蛋白質的小分子。

plural form: amino acids as micromolecules

The teacher showed how simple micromolecules such as glucose enter the cell membrane.

老師展示了葡萄糖這類簡單的小分子如何進入細胞膜。

同義詞
  • small molecule

    less technical equivalent; used more broadly in pharmacology and biochemistry

反義詞
  • 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.

常見錯誤

❌Micromolecules are the largest type of molecule.
✅Micromolecules are small molecules
💡macromolecules are the largest type.' — Micromolecules have a low molecular weight, not a high one.