Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

octamer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables: oc-tamer
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An oligomer having eight subunits.

Etymology

From octa- + -mer.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: octa
Suffix: mer

Inflected Forms

octamers (plural)

Derived Forms

octameric octamerization

Frequently Paired Words

monomer dimer trimer tetramer pentamer hexamer heptamer septamer

Questions

What does octamer mean?: An oligomer having eight subunits.
Where does octamer come from?: From octa- + -mer.

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