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tetramer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables
tetramer
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An oligomer having four subunits.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *(s)méros Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros Ancient Greek μέρος (méros)lbor. English -mer English tetramer From tetra- + -mer.

Inflected Forms

tetramers (plural)

Derived Forms

cyclotetramer icosatetramer pseudotetramer supratetramer tetrameric tetramerisation tetramerise tetramerization tetramerize

Frequently Paired Words

monomer dimer trimer pentamer hexamer heptamer septamer octamer

Questions

What does tetramer mean?
An oligomer having four subunits.
Where does tetramer come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *(s)méros Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros Ancient Greek μέρος (méros)lbor. English -mer English tetramer From tetra- + -mer.

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