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Where does “oligomer” come from?

Oligomer comes from Ancient Greek μέρος, derived from Ancient Greek μείρομαι, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)mer-, meaning to divide or allot.

oligomer (English): A compound intermediate between a monomer and a...

Definitions

  1. A compound intermediate between a monomer and a...

Ancestry of “oligomer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisholigoAn oligonucleotide
2Englisholigonucleotidea short sequence of nucleotides , typically with...
3EnglishnucleotideThe monomer constituting DNA or RNA biopolymer...
4Englishnucleo-Forming words pertaining to nuclei
5Latinnū̆cleus—
6Latinnuculeapertaining to a small nut
7Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
8Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
9Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
10Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “oligomer”

  • oligomeric
  • oligomerization
  • oligomerize
  • heterooligomeric
  • homooligomeric
  • oligomerise
  • homooligomerization
  • homooligomer
  • heterooligomer
  • pseudooligomer
  • suboligomeric
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