macromolecule
molecule of high relative molecular mass, the structure of which essentially comprises the multiple repetition of units derived, actually or conceptually, from molecules of low relative molecular mass
antigen
molecule capable of inducing an immune response (to produce an antibody) in the host organism
polysaccharide
long chain of units of monosaccharide (carbohydrate)
nucleic acids
large biomolecules essential to known life
covalent network solid
chemical substance whose atoms are bonded by covalent bonds in a continuous network extending throughout the material
polypeptide
long, continuous, and unbranched peptide chain