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-mer

-mer suffix: used to form words relating to chemical structure, denoting parts of a molecule, for example, monomer (one part), dimer (two parts), polymer (many parts).

Suffix

-mer

  1. Used to form words relating to chemical structure, denoting parts of a molecule, for example, monomer (one part), dimer (two parts), polymer (many parts).

Forms of -mer

alternative form-mere

Origin of -mer

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”).

Questions about -mer

What does -mer mean?
-mer means used to form words relating to chemical structure, denoting parts of a molecule, for example, monomer (one part), dimer (two parts), polymer (many parts).
What part of speech is -mer?
-mer is a suffix.

Words near -mer in the dictionary

  1. -mel-
  2. -melia
  3. -men
  4. -ment
  5. -ments
  6. -mer
  7. -mere
  8. -merous
  9. -mestane
  10. -metacin
  11. -metasone

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