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Where does “octamerization” come from?

octamerization (English) comes from English octamer, from English mer, from English polymer, from English poly-, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.

octamerization (English): oligomerization that forms an octamer

Definitions

  1. oligomerization that forms an octamer

Ancestry of “octamerization”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoctamerAn oligomer having eight subunits
2EnglishmerA repeat unit: a structural unit which through...
3EnglishpolymerA long or larger molecule consisting of a chain...
4Englishpoly-many; polymer
5Ancient Greekπολύςmany, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as...
6Ancient Greekπόροςa means of passage, passageway, way, opening;...
7Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
8Proto-Hellenic*péryō—
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