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monomer

[ US /ˈmɑnəmɝ/ ]
NOUN
  1. a simple compound whose molecules can join together to form polymers

How To Use monomer In A Sentence

  • For example, plant monomeric forms, composed only of catalytic subunits, are relatively common in plant species and coexist with higher molecular weight forms (presumably tetrameric, according to its molecular size).
  • Although commonly represented as monomers, organolithiums tend to form oligomers of two to six monomer units.
  • These actin nucleation sites lead to the formation of large aggregates due to charge shielding between actin monomers in the aggregate and monomers in the bulk.
  • On the other hand, for a system of four peptides, there are six ways to form dimers, four ways to form trimers and monomers, and only one way to form a tetramer.
  • The formyl termini have been patched onto the last valine residue in the sequence of each monomer.
  • It is produced through a free radical polymerization reaction of styrene monomers.
  • This complex can lead to the formation of uncolored and colored dimers and/or revert back to the monomers in their ground state by disproportionation of the semiquinone radical.
  • Sodium polyacrylate is a polymer containing many acrylate monomers connected end-to-end in a large chain.
  • Omitting the DVB produces a rubbery brown polymer, and using both styrene and DVB comonomers with soy or corn oil produces a relatively flexible brown or black material.
  • Fig. 4 compares the decay of the excited state for the native trimer and the solubilized monomer.
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