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mer

mer noun: a repeat unit: a structural unit which through repetition forms a polymer. Also the alternative form of mayor and mair.

Noun (1)

mer (plural mers)

  1. A repeat unit: a structural unit which through repetition forms a polymer.
    • A polymer is a compound formed of repeating structural units called mers, whose atoms share electrons to form very large molecules.2010, Mikell P. Groover, Fundamentals of Modern Manufacturing (4th Edition), page 9

Noun (2)

mer pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) merpeople
    • There are mermaids and mermen everywhere. They swim above us and linger in nooks and arched doorways. It's impossible not to stare. The mer are as diverse as humans—all ages, size, shape, and color.2013, Missy Fleming, Into the Deep, page 65

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Mer

Mer

  1. A commune in Loir-et-Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Mer

Mer

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Meredith.

Noun (3) capitalized: Mer

Mer (plural Mers)

  1. A member of a particular caste from the Saurashtra region of Gujarat, India.

Proper noun (3) capitalized: MER

MER

  1. (US, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Mars Exploration Rover.

Also used as

mer is also the alternative form of mayor and mair.

mer meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali

mer in Hindi

मेर

mer in Tamil

மெர்

mer in Marathi

मॅर, मेर

mer in Bengali

মের
More languagesFewer languages
mer in Telugu
మెర్
mer in Malayalam
മെർ
mer in Kannada
ಮೆರ್
mer in Punjabi
ਮੇਰ, ਮੈਰ
mer in Gujarati
મેર
mer in Odia
ମେର, ମେର୍
mer in Nepali
मेर

Forms of mer

pluralmers
pluralMers
alternative formMair
alternative formMaher
alternative formMehar

Plural of mer: mers

Origin of mer

Clipping of polymer.

See mayor.

Words formed from mer

Phrases with mer

Questions about mer

What does mer mean?
Mer means a repeat unit: a structural unit which through repetition forms a polymer.
What is mer in Hindi?
Mer in Hindi is मेर. See Mer meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is mer?
Mer can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of mer?
The plural of mer is mers.

Words near mer in the dictionary

  1. meq
  2. mequbal
  3. mequbbal
  4. mequinol
  5. mequitazine
  6. mer
  7. Mer de Glace
  8. mer-
  9. mer-creature
  10. mer-creatures
  11. mer-mouse

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: mer (page history and authors); Mer (page history and authors); MER (page history and authors); mer (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mer (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mer (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mer (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mer (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mer (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mer (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mer (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mer (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mer (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mer (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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