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Monomer vs Tetramer - What's the difference?

monomer | tetramer |

In chemistry terms the difference between monomer and tetramer

is that monomer is a relatively small molecule which can be covalently bonded to other monomers to form a polymer while tetramer is an oligomer having four subunits.

monomer

English

(wikipedia monomer)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) A relatively small molecule which can be covalently bonded to other monomers to form a polymer.

    • See also

    * dimer * trimer * oligomer ----

    tetramer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) An oligomer having four subunits

    • Derived terms

    *tetrameric

    See also

    * polymer * monomer ----