Oligomer

//əˈlɪ.ɡə.məɹ// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer, normally having a specified number of units between about five and a hundred.

Etymology

From oligo- + -mer.

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