In chemistry terms the difference between trimer and trimerization
is that trimer is a molecule consisting of a chain of three parts, so called monomers. A trimer is formed by joining three identical molecules while trimerization is the formation of a trimer.
trimer
English
Noun
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en noun)
(chemistry) A molecule consisting of a chain of three parts, so called monomers. A trimer is formed by joining three identical molecules.
Related terms
* trimeric
* trimerous
* trimery
See also
* monomer
* dimer
* tetramer
* oligomer
* polymer
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