oligomer
Definition of oligomer
o`lig´o`mer | n. | 1. | (Chem.) A molecule composed of a small number of linked monomer units; a short polymer; - compounds called oligomers have less than one hundred monomer units and usually less than thirty. Oligomers of increasing length are called dimer, trimer, tetramer, pentamer, hexamer, heptamer, octamer, nonamer, decamer, etc. In colloquial laboratory jargon, they may also be referred to as nine-mer, ten-mer, eleven-mer, twelve-mer, etc., especially for oligomers of greater than eight units. |
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Oliban
Olibanum
Olibene
Olid
Olifant
Oligandrous
Oliganthous
Oligarch
Oligarchal
Oligarchic
Oligarchist
Oligarchy
Oligist
Oligo-
Oligocene
Oligochaeta
oligochaete
oligochaetous
oligochete
Oligoclase
-oligomer-
Oligomerous
Oligomyoid
Oligopetalous
Oligosepalous
Oligosiderite
Oligospermous
Oligotokous
Olio
Olitory
Oliva
Olivaceous
Olivary
Olivary body
Olivaster
Olive
Olive branch
Olive brown
Olive green
Olive oil
Olive ore
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