noun Chemistry.
- a molecule of low molecular weight capable of reacting with identical or different molecules of low molecular weight to form a polymer.
noun
- chem a compound whose molecules can join together to form a polymer
n.1914, from mono- + Greek meros “part” (see merit (n.)). Related: Monomerous. adj.
- Consisting of a single part.
- Of, relating to, or consisting of monomers.
- Of or relating to a hereditary disease or characteristic controlled by genes at a single locus.
n.
- The molecular unit that joins with similar units to form a polymer.
- The protein structural unit of a virion capsid.
- The subunit of a protein composed of several such units loosely associated with one another.
- A molecule that can combine with others of the same kind to form a polymer. Glucose molecules, for example, are monomers that can combine to form the polymer cellulose. Polymers can also be composed of different kinds of monomers.