dimer

noun

di·​mer ˈdī-mər How to pronounce dimer (audio)
: a compound formed by the union of two radicals or two molecules of a simpler compound
specifically : a polymer formed from two molecules of a monomer
dimeric
(ˌ)dī-ˈmer-ik How to pronounce dimer (audio)
adjective
dimerization
ˌdī-mə-rə-ˈzā-shən How to pronounce dimer (audio)
noun
dimerize
ˈdī-mə-ˌrīz How to pronounce dimer (audio)
transitive verb

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The moonlight form of the protein can be created only from the darkness dimer — not from the free-floating sunlight form. — Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 19 Dec. 2023 Cosmetic chemist Laura Lam-Phaure attributes the natural finish to dimer dilinoleyl dimer dilinoleate (say that just one time fast). — Kara McGrath, Allure, 13 Oct. 2023

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circa 1926, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dimer was circa 1926

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dimer

noun
di·​mer ˈdī-mər How to pronounce dimer (audio)
: a compound formed by the union of two radicals or two molecules of a simpler compound
specifically : a polymer formed from two molecules of a monomer
dimeric
(ˈ)dī-ˈmer-ik How to pronounce dimer (audio)
adjective
dimerization noun
or British dimerisation
ˌdī-mə-rə-ˈzā-shən How to pronounce dimer (audio)
dimerize transitive verb
or British dimerise
ˈdī-mə-ˌrīz How to pronounce dimer (audio)
dimerized or British dimerised; dimerizing or British dimerising

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