"oligomer" meaning in English

See oligomer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /əˈlɪ.ɡə.məɹ/ Forms: oligomers [plural]
enPR: ə-ʹlĭ-gə-mər Etymology: oligo- + -mer Etymology templates: {{confix|en|oligo|mer}} oligo- + -mer Head templates: {{en-noun}} oligomer (plural oligomers)
  1. (chemistry) A compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer, normally having a specified number of units between about five and a hundred. Wikipedia link: oligomer Categories (topical): Chemistry Derived forms: oligomeric Translations (compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer): oligòmer [masculine] (Catalan), 低聚物 (dījùwù) (Chinese Mandarin), oligomeer [neuter] (Dutch), Oligomer [neuter] (German), oligomero [masculine] (Italian), олигомер (oligomer) (Kazakh), 올리고머 (olligomeo) (Korean), олигомер (oligomer) (Kyrgyz), oligomer [masculine] (Polish), олигомер (oligomer) [masculine] (Russian), oligómero [masculine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for oligomer meaning in English (4.6kB)

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "oligo",
        "3": "mer"
      },
      "expansion": "oligo- + -mer",
      "name": "confix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "oligo- + -mer",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "oligomers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "oligomer (plural oligomers)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms prefixed with oligo-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -mer",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Catalan translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Dutch translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with German translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Italian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Kazakh translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Korean translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Kyrgyz translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Mandarin translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Polish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Russian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Spanish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Chemistry",
          "orig": "en:Chemistry",
          "parents": [
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "oligomeric"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer, normally having a specified number of units between about five and a hundred."
      ],
      "id": "en-oligomer-en-noun-rQ~o213n",
      "links": [
        [
          "chemistry",
          "chemistry"
        ],
        [
          "compound",
          "compound"
        ],
        [
          "intermediate",
          "intermediate"
        ],
        [
          "monomer",
          "monomer"
        ],
        [
          "polymer",
          "polymer"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chemistry) A compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer, normally having a specified number of units between about five and a hundred."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "monomer"
        },
        {
          "word": "dimer"
        },
        {
          "word": "trimer"
        },
        {
          "word": "tetramer"
        },
        {
          "word": "pentamer"
        },
        {
          "word": "hexamer"
        },
        {
          "word": "heptamer"
        },
        {
          "word": "octamer"
        },
        {
          "word": "nonamer"
        },
        {
          "word": "decamer"
        },
        {
          "word": "undecamer"
        },
        {
          "word": "dodecamer"
        },
        {
          "word": "tridecamer"
        },
        {
          "word": "tetradecamer"
        },
        {
          "word": "pentadecamer"
        },
        {
          "word": "hexadecamer"
        },
        {
          "word": "heptadecamer"
        },
        {
          "word": "octadecamer"
        },
        {
          "word": "nonadecamer"
        },
        {
          "word": "eicosamer"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "chemistry",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "oligòmer"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "dījùwù",
          "sense": "compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer",
          "word": "低聚物"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "oligomeer"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Oligomer"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "oligomero"
        },
        {
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "oligomer",
          "sense": "compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer",
          "word": "олигомер"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "olligomeo",
          "sense": "compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer",
          "word": "올리고머"
        },
        {
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "oligomer",
          "sense": "compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer",
          "word": "олигомер"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "oligomer"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "oligomer",
          "sense": "compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "олигомер"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "oligómero"
        }
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "oligomer"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈlɪ.ɡə.məɹ/"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "ə-ʹlĭ-gə-mər"
    }
  ],
  "word": "oligomer"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "oligomeric"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "oligo",
        "3": "mer"
      },
      "expansion": "oligo- + -mer",
      "name": "confix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "oligo- + -mer",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "oligomers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "oligomer (plural oligomers)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "monomer"
    },
    {
      "word": "dimer"
    },
    {
      "word": "trimer"
    },
    {
      "word": "tetramer"
    },
    {
      "word": "pentamer"
    },
    {
      "word": "hexamer"
    },
    {
      "word": "heptamer"
    },
    {
      "word": "octamer"
    },
    {
      "word": "nonamer"
    },
    {
      "word": "decamer"
    },
    {
      "word": "undecamer"
    },
    {
      "word": "dodecamer"
    },
    {
      "word": "tridecamer"
    },
    {
      "word": "tetradecamer"
    },
    {
      "word": "pentadecamer"
    },
    {
      "word": "hexadecamer"
    },
    {
      "word": "heptadecamer"
    },
    {
      "word": "octadecamer"
    },
    {
      "word": "nonadecamer"
    },
    {
      "word": "eicosamer"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English 4-syllable words",
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms prefixed with oligo-",
        "English terms suffixed with -mer",
        "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Terms with Catalan translations",
        "Terms with Dutch translations",
        "Terms with German translations",
        "Terms with Italian translations",
        "Terms with Kazakh translations",
        "Terms with Korean translations",
        "Terms with Kyrgyz translations",
        "Terms with Mandarin translations",
        "Terms with Polish translations",
        "Terms with Russian translations",
        "Terms with Spanish translations",
        "en:Chemistry"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer, normally having a specified number of units between about five and a hundred."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chemistry",
          "chemistry"
        ],
        [
          "compound",
          "compound"
        ],
        [
          "intermediate",
          "intermediate"
        ],
        [
          "monomer",
          "monomer"
        ],
        [
          "polymer",
          "polymer"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chemistry) A compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer, normally having a specified number of units between about five and a hundred."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "chemistry",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "oligomer"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈlɪ.ɡə.məɹ/"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "ə-ʹlĭ-gə-mər"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oligòmer"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dījùwù",
      "sense": "compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer",
      "word": "低聚物"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "oligomeer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Oligomer"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oligomero"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "oligomer",
      "sense": "compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer",
      "word": "олигомер"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "olligomeo",
      "sense": "compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer",
      "word": "올리고머"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "oligomer",
      "sense": "compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer",
      "word": "олигомер"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oligomer"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "oligomer",
      "sense": "compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "олигомер"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oligómero"
    }
  ],
  "word": "oligomer"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-06-29 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-06-20 using wiktextract (d4b8e84 and b863ecc). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.