Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homodimer

/hoʊmoʊˈdaɪmɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

Syllables: ho-mod-imer
IPA: /hoʊmoʊˈdaɪmɚ/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dimer derived from two identical monomers.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós)der. English homo- English dimer English homodimer From homo- + dimer.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /hoʊmoʊˈdaɪmɚ/

Inflected Forms

homodimers (plural)

Derived Forms

homodimeric homodimerization homodimerize

Frequently Paired Words

heterodimer

Rhymes With

timer old timer primer climber d dimer limer

Questions

How do you pronounce homodimer?: The recorded pronunciation is /hoʊmoʊˈdaɪmɚ/.
What does homodimer mean?: A dimer derived from two identical monomers.
Where does homodimer come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós)der. English homo- English dimer English homodimer From homo- + dimer.

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