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noun
An oligomer composed of three monomers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: oligomer, molecule, compound
noun
a polymer (or a molecule of a polymer) consisting of three identical monomers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: polymer
History
From tri- + -mer.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
