tetramer

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English

Etymology

From tetra- +‎ -mer.

Noun

tetramer (plural tetramers)

  1. (chemistry) An oligomer having four subunits.
    Hypernyms: oligomer; molecule; compound
    Hyponyms: heterotetramer, homotetramer
    Coordinate terms: monomer, dimer, trimer, pentamer, hexamer, heptamer, septamer, octamer, nonamer, decamer; polymer

Derived terms

Anagrams

German

Adjective

tetramer (strong nominative masculine singular tetramerer, not comparable)

  1. tetrameric

Declension

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French tétramère.

Adjective

tetramer m or n (feminine singular tetrameră, masculine plural tetrameri, feminine and neuter plural tetramere)

  1. tetramerous

Declension

singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite tetramer tetrameră tetrameri tetramere
definite tetramerul tetramera tetramerii tetramerele
genitive-
dative
indefinite tetramer tetramere tetrameri tetramere
definite tetramerului tetramerei tetramerilor tetramerelor