Word Type

Noun

The word "oligomer" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Coordinate Terms

monomer polymer

Derived Terms

cellooligomer chitooligomer cyclooligomer glycooligomer heterooligomer homooligomer mixmer oligomerase oligomeric oligomerise oligomerization oligomerize protomer pseudooligomer supraoligomer xylooligomer

Context

chemistry

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

; compound molecule

Related Terms

compound decamer dimer dodecamer eicosamer heptadecamer heptamer hexadecamer hexamer intermediate monomer nonadecamer nonamer octadecamer octamer pentadecamer pentamer polymer tetradecamer tetramer tridecamer trimer undecamer

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