Definition of Octameter

Oc`tam´e`ter
n.1.(Pros.) A verse containing eight feet; as, -

Deep` in|to` the | dark`ness | peer`ing, | long` I | stood` there | wond'`ring, | fear`ing.
2.(Chem.) A molecule composed of eight monomer units bound to each other, usually in a linear array; as, an octomer formed of nucleotides is called an octonucleotide.


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verse, verse line


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