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macromolécula

Portuguese, noun/ˌma.kɾo.moˈlɛ.ku.lɐ/

macromolécula is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “macromolecule (very large molecule)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “moléculas grandes e complexas, sintetizadas, na sua maioria, pelos seres vivos”.

What does macromolécula mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininemacromolecule (very large molecule)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. moléculas grandes e complexas, sintetizadas, na sua maioria, pelos seres vivos

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of macromolécula

  • macromoléculas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce macromolécula?

  • Brazil /ˌma.kɾo.moˈlɛ.ku.lɐ/
  • Portugal /ˌma.kɾɔ.muˈlɛ.ku.lɐ/
  • /ma.kɾo.mo.ˈlɛ.ku.la/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to macromolécula

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is macromolécula in Portuguese?

macromolécula appears about once in every 52 million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).