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Oligomer vs Multimer - What's the difference?

oligomer | multimer |

As nouns the difference between oligomer and multimer

is that oligomer is a compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer, normally having a specified number of units between about five and a hundred while multimer is a protein consisting of multiple monomers.

oligomer

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) A compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer, normally having a specified number of units between about five and a hundred.
  • Derived terms

    * oligomeric

    See also

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

    Anagrams

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    multimer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) A protein consisting of multiple monomers
  • See also

    *oligomer