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Biomolecule vs Macromolecule - What's the difference?

biomolecule | macromolecule |

As nouns the difference between biomolecule and macromolecule

is that biomolecule is molecules, such as amino acids, sugars, nucleic acids, proteins, polysaccharides, DNA, and RNA, that occur naturally in living organisms while macromolecule is a very large molecule, especially used in reference to large biological polymers (e.g. nucleic acids and proteins).

biomolecule

English

(wikipedia biomolecule)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biochemistry) molecules, such as amino acids, sugars, nucleic acids, proteins, polysaccharides, DNA, and RNA, that occur naturally in living organisms

    • macromolecule

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry, biochemistry) A very large molecule, especially used in reference to large biological polymers (e.g. nucleic acids and proteins).

    • Related terms

    *macromolecular *macromolecularly