monomeric
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/ˌmɑnəˈmɛrɪk/
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/ˌmɒnəˈmɛrɪk/
single unit
Etymology
'monomeric' originates from Greek, specifically the word 'monomeros', where 'mono-' meant 'single' and 'meros' meant 'part.'
'monomeric' changed from New Latin 'monomericus' (from Greek) and, through 19th-century scientific usage in chemistry, eventually became the modern English adjective 'monomeric'.
Initially, it meant 'consisting of a single part', but over time it evolved into its current specialized meaning of 'relating to or consisting of monomers as opposed to polymers.'
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
consisting of or existing as a monomer; not polymerized — relating to a single repeating unit rather than a polymer.
The protein remained monomeric under the experimental conditions.
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