English
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Etymology
Gr. From oligo- (á½Î»Î¯Î³Î¿Ï, "few") + meros (μÎÏοÏ, "part").
Noun
en-noun
#chemistry a compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer, normally having a specified number of units between about five and a hundred.
Derived terms
oligomeric
See also
monomer
dimer
trimer
tetramer
pentamer
hexamer
heptamer
octamer
nonamer
decamer
undecamer
dodecamer
tridecamer
tetradecamer
pentadecamer
hexadecamer
heptadecamer
octadecamer
nonadecamer
eicosamer
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