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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pentamer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables
pen-tamer
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An oligomer having five subunits.

Etymology

From penta- + -mer.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

pentamers (plural)

Derived Forms

chitopentamer interpentamer pentameric pentamerization pentamerize

Frequently Paired Words

pentamerous monomer dimer trimer tetramer hexamer heptamer septamer

Questions

What does pentamer mean?
An oligomer having five subunits.
Where does pentamer come from?
From penta- + -mer.

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