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-mer

-mer

See also: mer, MER, mér, mêr, měr, mer-, měŕ, and Appendix:Variations of "mer"

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-mer

  1. (chemistry) Used to form words relating to chemical structure, denoting parts of a molecule, for example, monomer (one part), dimer (two parts), polymer (many parts).

Derived terms

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek μέρος ‎(méros, “part”).

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