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oligomer

/əˈlɪ.ɡə.məɹ/

oligomer noun: a compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer, normally having a specified number of units between about five and a hundred.

Noun

oligomer (plural oligomers)

  1. A compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer, normally having a specified number of units between about five and a hundred.

Forms of oligomer

pluraloligomers

Origin of oligomer

From oligo- + -mer.

Words formed from oligomer

Questions about oligomer

What does oligomer mean?
Oligomer means a compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer, normally having a specified number of units between about five and a hundred.
What part of speech is oligomer?
Oligomer is a noun.
How do you pronounce oligomer?
Oligomer is pronounced /əˈlɪ.ɡə.məɹ/.
What is the plural of oligomer?
The plural of oligomer is oligomers.

Words near oligomer in the dictionary

  1. oligomenorrheic
  2. oligomenorrhoea
  3. oligomenorrhoeic
  4. oligomenorrhoic
  5. oligomenorrhœa
  6. oligomer
  7. oligomerase
  8. oligomerases
  9. oligomeration
  10. oligomeric
  11. oligomericity

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