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Monomer Very Common

Origin: Greek prefix mono-

Monomer has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a simple compound whose molecules can join together to form polymers

2

A relatively small molecule which can be covalently bonded to other monomers to form a polymer.

See Also
homooctamer heterooligomer polyphthalate polymerize bisphosphodimer homotrimer oligomer bipolymer
Related Terms
homooctamer heterooligomer polyphthalate polymerize bisphosphodimer homotrimer oligomer bipolymer block copolymer hexamerization monophosphodimer terpolymer oligolignan acrylonitrile trimer copolymerization heterotetramer polyvinylidene mononucleosome heterodecamer
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
compound
Rhyming Words
mer imer amer omer emer kmer famer fumer rimer tamer gamer timer remer gomer elmer emmer ajmer aimer comer ebmer
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