Where does “tetramer” come from?
Tetramer comes from Ancient Greek μέρος (meros, "part") combined with a prefix from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres ("four"), denoting a molecule composed of four subunits.
tetramer (English): An oligomer having four subunits
Definitions
- An oligomer having four subunits
Ancestry of “tetramer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -mer | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μέρος | part, component, region; share, portion; one's... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *(h)méros | — |
Words derived from “tetramer”