biopolymer

== English == === Etymology === From bio- +‎ polymer. === Noun === biopolymer (plural biopolymers) (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. Hypernyms: polymer; biomolecule; macromolecule; molecule; compound Hyponyms: polynucleotide, polypeptide, polysaccharide; nucleic acid, NA, RNA, DNA; protein; starch, glycogen; cellulose, lignin Coordinate term: biometal ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === biopolymer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia