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Oligomer
Meaning
Noun
●
In Chemistry:
A
compound
intermediate
between a
monomer
and a
polymer
,
normally
having a
specified
number of
units
between about
five
and a hundred.
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Origin
oligomer
English
-mer
English
μέρος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
μείρομαι
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
oligo-
English
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Etym
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Dimer
Diol
Polysaccharide
Polymer
Peptide
Copolymer
Glucan
Epoxide
Electrophile
Monomers
Polymers
Dimeric
Substituent
Protein
Macromolecule
Elastomer
Olefin
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