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Definition of Supermolecule
1. Noun. Any very large complex molecule; found only in plants and animals.
Generic synonyms: Molecule, Organic Compound
Specialized synonyms: Protein, Carbohydrate, Saccharide, Sugar, Lipid, Lipide, Lipoid, Nucleic Acid
Derivative terms: Macromolecular
Definition of Supermolecule
1. Noun. (physics chemistry) A transitory, quantum-mechanical entity formed when two molecules react ¹
2. Noun. (informal chemistry) A macromolecule ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Supermolecule
Literary usage of Supermolecule
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Bridgewater Treatises on the Power, Wisdom and Goodness of God as by Francis Henry Egerton Bridgewater (1836)
"We have stated the composition of vinegar, in order to draw the attention of the
reader, to the difference between the supermolecule of the carbon in that ..."
2. Chemistry, Meteorology, and the Function of Digestion Considered with by William Prout (1834)
"bly owe the striking differences in their sensible properties. But why the
supermolecule of carbon should be 54 in bodies ..."
3. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science by Kansas Academy of Science (1908)
"... or physicist has yet been able to make even an organic molecule like starch
from carbondioxid, water and sunshine, still less a supermolecule with life. ..."
4. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"Lying or being above the middle. supermolecule (su-pèr-mol'e-kul), H. A compounded
molecule, or combination of two molecules of different substances. ..."
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