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heterodimer

heterodimer noun: a dimer, especially a biologically active one, derived from two or more different monomers.

Noun

heterodimer (plural heterodimers)

  1. A dimer, especially a biologically active one, derived from two or more different monomers.

Forms of heterodimer

pluralheterodimers

Origin of heterodimer

From hetero- + dimer.

Words formed from heterodimer

Questions about heterodimer

What does heterodimer mean?
Heterodimer means a dimer, especially a biologically active one, derived from two or more different monomers.
What part of speech is heterodimer?
Heterodimer is a noun.
What is the plural of heterodimer?
The plural of heterodimer is heterodimers.

Words near heterodimer in the dictionary

  1. heterodichogamy
  2. heterodiegetic
  3. heterodifunctional
  4. heterodifunctionalized
  5. heterodimensional
  6. heterodimer
  7. heterodimeric
  8. heterodimerisation
  9. heterodimerisations
  10. heterodimerise
  11. heterodimerised

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