🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

Grande molecola

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɡrande moˈlekola

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Large-Molecule/lɑrdʒ ˈmɒlɪkjuːl/
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Le proteine sono esempi di grandi molecole."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A molecule that has a relatively large size, typically consisting of a large number of atoms.

    "Proteins and nucleic acids are examples of large-molecule compounds essential for biological functions."
  2. 2

    In the context of materials science, a large-molecule refers to polymers or macromolecules that exhibit unique physical properties.

    "The large-molecule structure of plastics contributes to their durability and versatility in various applications."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'large-molecule' is derived from the combination of 'large', which comes from the Old French 'large' meaning 'broad' or 'wide', and 'molecule', which originates from the Latin 'molecula', a diminutive of 'moles' meaning 'mass'. The term evolved in the context of chemistry to describe molecules of significant size, particularly in biochemistry and polymer science.

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