dimer /di·mer/ (di´mer)
dimer
1. a compound formed by combination of two identical molecules.
2. a capsomer having two structural subunits.
di·mer (d  m r)n. 1. A molecule consisting of two identical simpler molecules. 2. A chemical compound consisting of such molecules. di·mer ic (d-m r k) adj. |
dimer
[dī′mər]
Etymology: Gk, di, twice, meros, parts
a compound formed by the union of two radicals or two molecules of a single simpler compound.
dimer
chemical compound formed by the union of two identical molecules.
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