"repeat unit" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: repeat units [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} repeat unit (plural repeat units)
  1. (chemistry) A specific arrangement of atoms that repeats within a macromolecule
    Sense id: en-repeat_unit-en-noun-m7B9G-OI Categories (other): Polymer Disambiguation of Polymer: 64 36 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (genetics) A specific sequence of bases that repeats within a nucleic acid (or of amino acids within a protein)
    Sense id: en-repeat_unit-en-noun-wnGEy1j4 Categories (other): Genetics, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 63 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: monomer

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