monomer
/ˈmɑnəmɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A relatively small molecule which can be covalently bonded to other monomers to form a polymer or oligomer.
Example Sentences
- "The water absorbency of the anionically starch-grafted AA/AM absorbent is markedly affected by the pH of the buffer solution at different ionic strengths. The charge of the ionic monomer affects the pH sensitivity of the superabsorbent polymers. An acidic superabsorbent normally ionizes at high pH but unionizes at low pH."
- "Nothing at all in the German fridge, so new that its interior smells only of cold and long-chain monomers."
- "In a recent paper on homopyrimidine decamers containing aeg-monomers and thymine monomers with a sulfomethyl substituent at the γ-position, similar triplexes has also been described [43 ]."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- 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 monomer From mono- + -mer.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈmɑnəmɚ/
- British English: /ˈmɒnəmə/