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heterodimerize

heterodimerize verb: to form a dimer from two different monomers.

Verb

heterodimerize (third-person singular simple present heterodimerizes, present participle heterodimerizing, simple past and past participle heterodimerized)

  1. To form a dimer from two different monomers.

Forms of heterodimerize

third-person singular presentheterodimerizes
present participleheterodimerizing
past participleheterodimerized
pastheterodimerized
alternative formheterodimerise

Origin of heterodimerize

From heterodimer + -ize.

Words formed from heterodimerize

Questions about heterodimerize

What does heterodimerize mean?
Heterodimerize means to form a dimer from two different monomers.
What part of speech is heterodimerize?
Heterodimerize is a verb.
What is the past tense of heterodimerize?
The past tense of heterodimerize is heterodimerized.

Words near heterodimerize in the dictionary

  1. heterodimerised
  2. heterodimerises
  3. heterodimerising
  4. heterodimerization
  5. heterodimerizations
  6. heterodimerize
  7. heterodimerized
  8. heterodimerizes
  9. heterodimerizing
  10. heterodimers
  11. heterodinuclear

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