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dimer

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dimer /di·mer/ (di´mer)
1. a compound formed by combination of two identical molecules.
2. a capsomer having two structural subunits.

di·mer (dmr)
n.
1. A molecule consisting of two identical simpler molecules.
2. A chemical compound consisting of such molecules.

di·meric (d-mrk) 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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Mixxim BB/100 and Mixxim BB/200 high-molecular-weight henzotriazole dimers offer exceptionally low volatility and intense uv energy absorption for use in high temperature plastics such as PC, PET, PBT and nylons.
3]SiX, which can only form single oxane bonds with the substrate or a siloxane dimer by reaction with itself, only a monolayer interface is possible.
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