mers
UK/mɜːz/US/mɝz/
mers is the plural of mer.
Meaning of mer
Noun (1)
mer (plural mers)
- 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)
- 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
Noun (1) capitalized: MERS
MERS (uncountable)
- Acronym of Middle East respiratory syndrome.
- Coronaviruses are worrying because epidemics caused by other members of the viral family, SARS and MERS, have had high death rates: 10 percent for SARS, and about 35 percent for MERS.2020 January 24, Denise Grady, “Chicago woman is second patient in U.S. with Wuhan coronavirus”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
- “Even the researchers themselves point out that this should not cause panic,” said Roess, a professor of global health and epidemiology at George Mason University’s College of Public Health who has worked with international colleagues to better understand the MERS coronavirus.2025 February 25, Jen Christiensen, “Scientists have identified a new coronavirus in bats, but it’s not a public health threat”, in CNN
- Synonyms:
- MERS-CoV
- Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- Because MERS is a virus, antibiotics are ineffective.2015 June 4, Donald G. McNeil Jr., “What You Need to Know About MERS”, in The New York Times
- Mers is a virus that is transmitted from animals to humans.2015 July 2, “Mers: The new coronavirus explained”, in BBC News
Noun (2) capitalized: Mers
Mers (uncountable)
- Acronym of Middle East respiratory syndrome, also MERS.
- Coronaviruses have been causing problems for humanity for a long time. Several versions are known to trigger common colds and more recently two types have set off outbreaks of deadly illnesses: severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers).2020 April 19, Robin McKie, “Coronavirus: five months on, what scientists know about Covid-19”, in The Guardian
Synonyms of mers
Forms of mers
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Words formed from mers
Words that rhyme with mers
Questions about mers
- What does mers mean?
- Mers means middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus.
- What is mers the plural of?
- Mers is the plural of mer.
- What part of speech is mers?
- Mers is a noun.
- How do you pronounce mers?
- Mers is pronounced /mɝz/ (US).
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Adapted from Wiktionary: mers (page history and authors); MERS (page history and authors); Mers (page history and authors); mer (page history and authors). 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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