"decamer" meaning in English

See decamer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: decamers [plural]
Etymology: deca- + -mer Etymology templates: {{confix|en|deca|mer}} deca- + -mer Head templates: {{en-noun}} decamer (plural decamers)
  1. An oligomer having ten subunits Derived forms: decameric

Inflected forms

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