monomer

noun
/ˈmɒnəmə/UK/ˈmɑnəmɚ/US

Etymology

From mono- + -mer.

  1. borrowed from μέρος — “part
  2. formed as monomer — “mono- + -mer

Definitions

  1. A relatively small molecule which can be covalently bonded to other monomers to form a…

    A relatively small molecule which can be covalently bonded to other monomers to form a polymer or oligomer.

    • Nothing at all in the German fridge, so new that its interior smells only of cold and long-chain monomers.
    • In a recent paper on homopyrimidine decamers containing aeg-monomers and thymine monomers with a sulfomethyl substituent at the γ-position, similar triplexes has also been described [43 ].

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at monomer. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at monomer. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at monomer

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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