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trimer [trahy-mer] WORD ORIGIN noun Chemistry. a molecule composed of three identical, simpler molecules. a polymer derived from three identical monomers. Liberaldictionary.com
Compare oligomer. Origin of trimer First recorded in 1925–30, trimer is from the Greek word trimerḗs having three parts. See tri-, -mer Related formstri·mer·ic [trahy-mer-ik] /traɪˈmɛr ɪk/, adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 British Dictionary definitions for trimer trimer noun a polymer or a molecule of a polymer consisting of three identical monomers Derived Formstrimeric (traɪˈmɛrɪk), adjective Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 trimer in Science trimer [trī′mər] Any of various chemical compounds made of three smaller identical or similar molecules (called monomers) that are linked together. Trimers are linked by hydrogen bonds, coordinate bonds, or covalent bonds. Raffinose is a trimer composed of the monomers glucose, fructose, and galactose. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
