Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

telomer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: telom-er
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

an extremely small polymer - one whose degree of polymerization is between 2 and 5

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τέλος (télos) + Ancient Greek μέρος (méros).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: τέλος, μέρος

Inflected Forms

telomers (plural)

Derived Forms

fluorotelomer telomerization

Frequently Paired Words

oligomer

Questions

What does telomer mean?: an extremely small polymer - one whose degree of polymerization is between 2 and 5
Where does telomer come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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