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oligomer

/əˈlɪ.ɡə.məɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English

Syllables
oligomer
IPA
/əˈlɪ.ɡə.məɹ/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer, normally having a specified number of units between about five and a hundred.

Etymology

From oligo- + -mer.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

oligomers (plural)

Derived Forms

cellooligomer chitooligomer cyclooligomer glycooligomer heterooligomer homooligomer mixmer oligomerase oligomeric oligomerise oligomerization oligomerize

Frequently Paired Words

monomer polymer

Questions

How do you pronounce oligomer?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈlɪ.ɡə.məɹ/.
What does oligomer mean?
A compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer, normally having a specified number of units between about five and a hundred.
Where does oligomer come from?
From oligo- + -mer.

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