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Macromolecule vs Supermolecule - What's the difference?

macromolecule | supermolecule |

As nouns the difference between macromolecule and supermolecule

is that macromolecule is a very large molecule, especially used in reference to large biological polymers (e.g. nucleic acids and proteins) while supermolecule is a transitory, quantum-mechanical entity formed when two molecules react.

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

    supermolecule

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (physics, chemistry) A transitory, quantum-mechanical entity formed when two molecules react
  • (informal, chemistry) A macromolecule