noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK:/ˈmɒnəmə/
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US:/ˈmɑnəmɚ/
CMU ARPABET:M AA1 N AH0 M ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A relatively small molecule which can be covalently bonded to other monomers to form a polymer or oligomer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: molecule, compound
2
noun
Meaning 2
a simple compound whose molecules can join together to form polymers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: compound, chemical compound
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer-der. Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros Ancient Greek μέρος (méros)lbor. English -mer English monomer From mono- + -mer.
Across languages
Translations
27 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
մոնոմեր
(monomer)
— small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers
Bulgarian:
мономе́р
(monomér)
— small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers
Catalan:
monòmer
— small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers
Chinese Mandarin:
單體 /单体
(dāntǐ)
— small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers
Czech:
monomer
— small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers
Danish:
monomer
— small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers
Dutch:
monomeer
— small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers
Esperanto:
monomero
— small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers
Finnish:
monomeeri
— small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers
Galician:
monómero
— small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers
Icelandic:
einliða
— small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers
Ido:
monomero
— small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers
Indonesian:
monomer
— small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers
Irish:
monaiméir
— small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers
Italian:
monomero
— small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers
Japanese:
モノマー
(monomā)
— small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers
Northern Kurdish:
molekula sakar
— small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers
Malay:
monomer
— small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers
Māori:
waetahi
— small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers
Polish:
monomer
— small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers
Portuguese:
monómero
— small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers
Portuguese:
monômero
— small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers
Romanian:
monomer
— small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers
Russian:
мономе́р
(monomér)
— small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers
Spanish:
monómero
— small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers
Swedish:
monomer
— small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers
Turkish:
monomer
— small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers
