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mon⋅o⋅mer

  [mon-uh-mer]
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–noun Chemistry.
a molecule of low molecular weight capable of reacting with identical or different molecules of low molecular weight to form a polymer.
Origin:
1910–15; mono- + -mer

Related forms:
mon⋅o⋅mer⋅ic  [mon-uh-mer-ik] , adjective
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mon·o·mer   (mŏn'ə-mər)   
n.  A molecule that can combine with others to form a polymer.

[mono- + (poly)mer.]
mon'o·mer'ic (-měr'ĭk) adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: mono·mer
Pronunciation: 'män-&-m&r
Function: noun
: a chemical compound that can undergo polymerization —mo·no·mer·ic /"män-&-'mer-ik, "mO-n&-/ adjective
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monomer mon·o·mer (mŏn'ə-mər)
n.

  1. The molecular unit that joins with similar units to form a polymer.

  2. The protein structural unit of a virion capsid.

  3. The subunit of a protein composed of several such units loosely associated with one another.

monomeric mon·o·mer·ic (mŏn'ə-měr'ĭk)
adj.

  1. Consisting of a single part.

  2. Of, relating to, or consisting of monomers.

  3. Of or relating to a hereditary disease or characteristic controlled by genes at a single locus.

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monomer   (mŏn'ə-mər)  Pronunciation Key 
A molecule that can combine with others of the same kind to form a polymer. Glucose molecules, for example, are monomers that can combine to form the polymer cellulose. Polymers can also be composed of different kinds of monomers.
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