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Dimer

//ˈdaɪmə(ɹ)// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A molecule consisting of two identical halves, formed by joining two identical molecules, sometimes with a single atom acting as a bridge.

    "Non-polymerized lamins are dimers and they can polymerize to structures such as head to tail or by unparallel dimers which aggregate in tetramers and polymerize to thick fibers."

  2. 2
    a compound whose molecules are composed of two identical monomers wordnet

Etymology

From di- + -mer.

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