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巨大分子 (きょだいぶんし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

巨きょ大だい分ぶん子し

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Meanings

1

macromolecule

Scientific term for a very large molecule, such as a polymer, protein, or nucleic acid. Used in chemistry and biology.

DNAは巨きょ大だい分ぶん子しの一いっ種しゅです。
DNA is a type of macromolecule.

巨きょ大だい分ぶん子しの構こう造ぞうを解かい析せきする。

Analyze the structure of a macromolecule.

Kanji

巨gigantic, big, large
大large, big
分part, minute of time, segment
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Related words

高こう分ぶん子し
高分子 is a more common term for 'polymer' or 'macromolecule' in Japanese, while 巨大分子 is less frequent and more literal ('giant molecule').

Built from

巨きょ大だい+分ぶん子し

Etymology

Compound of 巨大 (きょだい, 'huge') and 分子 (ぶんし, 'molecule'). A straightforward calque or translation of the English 'macromolecule'.