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oligomer

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /əˈlɪ.ɡə.məɹ/
  • ə-ʹlĭ-gə-mər
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noun

Meaning 1

A compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer, normally having a specified number of units between about five and a hundred.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: molecule, compound

History

Etymology

From oligo- + -mer.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: олигоме́р (oligomér) — compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer
  • Catalan: oligòmer — compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 低聚物 (dījùwù) — compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer
  • Dutch: oligomeer — compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer
  • French: oligomère — compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer
  • German: Oligomer — compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer
  • Italian: oligomero — compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer
  • Kazakh: олигомер (oligomer) — compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer
  • Korean: 올리고머 (olligomeo) — compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer
  • Kyrgyz: олигомер (oligomer) — compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer
  • Polish: oligomer — compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer
  • Russian: олигомер (oligomer) — compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer
  • Spanish: oligómero — compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer