heptamerous en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /hɛpˈtæməɹəs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- hĕptăʹmərəs (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Formed in English as hepta- + -merous, as opposed to the apparent surface analysis of heptamer + -ous; compare the Ancient Greek ἑπτᾰμερής (heptămerḗs, “having seven parts”).
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Comprising seven parts or members, as with seven petals on a flower.
Coordinates
pentamerous · dimerous · octamerous · monomerous (Comprising seven parts or members, as with seven petals on a flower.) · trimerous · hexamerous · tetramerous