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tetramer

tetramer noun: an oligomer having four subunits.

Noun

tetramer (plural tetramers)

  1. An oligomer having four subunits.
    • Diaminomaleonitrile (DAMN), a stable tetramer of HCN, has long been renowned as a precursor for the formation of nucleobases.2016, Yassin Aweis Jeilani, Phoenix N. Williams, Sofia Waltona, Minh Tho Nguyen, “Unified reaction pathways for the prebiotic formation of RNA and DNA nucleobases”, in Physical Chemistry Chemical...

tetramer meaning in Tamil

tetramer in Tamil

நாற்படி

Forms of tetramer

pluraltetramers

Origin of tetramer

From tetra- + -mer.

Words formed from tetramer

Questions about tetramer

What does tetramer mean?
Tetramer means an oligomer having four subunits.
What is tetramer in Tamil?
Tetramer in Tamil is நாற்படி. See Tetramer meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tetramer?
Tetramer is a noun.
What is the plural of tetramer?
The plural of tetramer is tetramers.

Words near tetramer in the dictionary

  1. tetramannose
  2. tetramannoses
  3. tetramannoside
  4. tetramate
  5. tetramates
  6. tetramer
  7. tetrameral
  8. tetramercury
  9. tetrameric
  10. tetramerical
  11. tetramerid

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