"homosequence" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: homosequences [plural]
Etymology: homo- + sequence Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|homo|sequence}} homo- + sequence Head templates: {{en-noun}} homosequence (plural homosequences)
  1. (chemistry) A sequence of identical repeating units (typically in a polymer chain) Categories (topical): Chemistry Derived forms: homosequential, stereohomosequence

Inflected forms

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