"monomer" meaning in English

See monomer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɒnəmə/ [UK], /ˈmɑnəmɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-monomer.wav Forms: monomers [plural]
Etymology: mono- + -mer Etymology templates: {{confix|en|mono|mer}} mono- + -mer Head templates: {{en-noun}} monomer (plural monomers)
  1. (chemistry) A relatively small molecule which can be covalently bonded to other monomers to form a polymer. Wikipedia link: monomer Categories (topical): Polymer Hyponyms: aminoacid, mononucleotide, monosaccharide Related terms: dimer, trimer, oligomer Translations (small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers): մոնոմեր (monomer) (Armenian), monòmer [masculine] (Catalan), 單體 (Chinese Mandarin), 单体 (dāntǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), monomer [masculine] (Czech), monomer [common-gender] (Danish), monomeer [neuter] (Dutch), monomero (Esperanto), monomeeri (Finnish), monómero [masculine] (Galician), einliða [feminine] (Icelandic), monomero (Ido), monomer (Indonesian), monaiméir [masculine] (Irish), monomero [masculine] (Italian), モノマー (monomā) (Japanese), monomer (Malay), waetahi (Maori), molekula sakar [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), monomer [masculine] (Polish), monómero [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), monômero [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), monomer [masculine] (Romanian), мономе́р (monomér) [masculine] (Russian), monómero [masculine] (Spanish), monomer [common-gender] (Swedish), monomer (Turkish)

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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "monómero"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "monomer"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers",
      "word": "monomer"
    }
  ],
  "word": "monomer"
}

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