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telomer

telomer noun: an extremely small polymer - one whose degree of polymerization is between 2 and 5.

Noun

telomer (plural telomers)

  1. an extremely small polymer - one whose degree of polymerization is between 2 and 5

Forms of telomer

pluraltelomers

Origin of telomer

From Ancient Greek τέλος (télos) + Ancient Greek μέρος (méros).

Words formed from telomer

Questions about telomer

What does telomer mean?
Telomer means an extremely small polymer - one whose degree of polymerization is between 2 and 5.
What part of speech is telomer?
Telomer is a noun.
What is the plural of telomer?
The plural of telomer is telomers.

Words near telomer in the dictionary

  1. telokinetic
  2. telokins
  3. telolecithal
  4. telomapping
  5. telome
  6. telomer
  7. telomerase
  8. telomerases
  9. telomere
  10. telomeres
  11. telomeric

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