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hexamer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables
hex-am-er
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An oligomer having six subunits.

noun

A subunit of a viral capsid.

Etymology

From hexa- + -mer.

Word Breakdown

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Chemistry.

Inflected Forms

hexamers (plural)

Derived Forms

dihexamer heterohexamer hexameric hexamerise hexamerization hexamerize homohexamer interhexamer intrahexamer multihexamer oligohexamer pseudohexamer

Frequently Paired Words

monomer dimer trimer tetramer pentamer heptamer septamer octamer

Questions

What does hexamer mean?
An oligomer having six subunits.
Where does hexamer come from?
From hexa- + -mer.

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