Term Name:	macromolecule catabolic process
Synonyms:	biopolymer catabolic process, cellular macromolecule catabolic process, macromolecule breakdown, macromolecule catabolism, macromolecule degradation, multicellular organismal macromolecule catabolic process
Definition:	The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a macromolecule, any 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.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0009057]    QuickGO    AmiGO