Biopolymer Definition

bīō-pŏlə-mər
noun
A polymer formed in a living organism, as cellulose, protein, chitin, or DNA.
Webster's New World
Such a polymer made synthetically.
Webster's New World
A macromolecule in a living organism that is formed by linking together several smaller molecules, as a protein from amino acids or DNA from nucleotides.
American Heritage Medicine

(biochemistry) Any macromolecule of a living organism that is formed from the polymerization of smaller entities; a polymer that occurs in a living organism or results from life.

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biopolymer
Plural:
biopolymers

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