Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heterodimerize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: het-erodimer-ize
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To form a dimer from two different monomers.

Etymology

Etymology tree English heterodimer Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English heterodimerize From heterodimer + -ize.

Inflected Forms

heterodimerizes (present, singular) heterodimerizing (participle, present) heterodimerized (participle, past) heterodimerized (past) heterodimerise (alternative)

Derived Forms

heterodimerization

Frequently Paired Words

dimerize homodimerize

Questions

What does heterodimerize mean?: To form a dimer from two different monomers.
Where does heterodimerize come from?: Etymology tree English heterodimer Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English heterodimerize From heterodimer + -ize.

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