Cholesterol is a big molecule, C27H46O.
However, it is a single molecule, and thus a monomer.
In cells cholesterol is normally embedded in cell membrane and makes hydrogen bonds with surrounding molecules.
In the blood, it is also not found alone, but packaged with lipids (triglycerides) and lipoproteins. Thus when looking at cholesterol levels in the blood, people often refer to HDLs and LDLs.
The proteins in HDLs and LDLs are also discrete units with a specific structure, but they are considered to be polymers of amino acids.
monomer
A polymer. Polymers are formed from the repetition of monomer units through chemical bonding to create long chains or networks.
The basic building block for a polymer is a monomer which are rather smaller than the resultant polymer.
polymer
Glycerol is a monomer. It is a simple compound that can join together with other monomers, such as fatty acids, to form polymers like triglycerides.
DNA is a polymer
Polymer
The monomer of the polymer starch is glucose. Starch is made up of long chains of glucose molecules linked together through glycosidic bonds.
There is no antonym for polymer
monomer (monosaccharide)
A protein is a polymer made up of monomers called amino acids. These amino acid monomers are linked together in a specific sequence to form a protein molecule.
The monomer