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homodimerize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ho-mod-imer-ize
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To form a dimer from two identical monomers

Etymology

Etymology tree English homodimer 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 homodimerize From homodimer + -ize.

Inflected Forms

homodimerizes (present, singular) homodimerizing (participle, present) homodimerized (participle, past) homodimerized (past) homodimerise (alternative)

Derived Forms

homodimerization homodimerizer

Frequently Paired Words

dimerize heterodimerize

Questions

What does homodimerize mean?
To form a dimer from two identical monomers
Where does homodimerize come from?
Etymology tree English homodimer 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 homodimerize From homodimer + -ize.

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