the.com/macromolecule
Nature's overachiever: a single molecule so big it qualifies as architecture.
means A very large molecule, usually built by linking many smaller units, like proteins, DNA, or plastics.
from From Greek makros, large, plus molecule; coined in the 1920s when chemist Hermann Staudinger insisted giant chains were real molecules, not clumps.
Nobel vindicationStaudinger won 1953 Nobel for proving they exist.
Four familiesCarbs, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids run your body.
Record holderA single human DNA molecule stretches over two meters.