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monomer
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun monomer has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
monomer, n.
The basic conceptual building unit of a polymer; a molecule of low molecular weight which may combine with other molecules to form a molecule in a chain or branched form having high molecular weight; as, amino acids are the monomer units which are combined to form proteins; vinylic plastics are formed from monomers having a vinyl group. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
monomer, n. Chem.
1 a unit in a dimer, trimer, or polymer.
2 a molecule or compound that can be polymerized.
1 a unit in a dimer, trimer, or polymer.
2 a molecule or compound that can be polymerized.
Derivative
monomeric adj.
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