English
wikipedia

Etymology
Gr. From oligo- (�λίγο�, "few") + meros (μέ�ο�, "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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• 2007-06-29 06:04 - Visviva - /* English */ this is probably wrong, so I'll just leave it in comments for now.

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