monomer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈmɒnəmə/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈmɑnəmɚ/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *(s)méros Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros Ancient Greek μέρος (méros)lbor. English -mer English monomer From mono- + -mer.
Meanings
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A relatively small molecule which can be covalently bonded to other monomers to form a polymer or oligomer.
The water absorbency of the anionically starch-grafted AA/AM absorbent is markedly affected by the pH of the buffer solution at different ionic strengths. The charge of the ionic monomer affects the pH sensitivity of the superabsorbent polymers. An acidic superabsorbent normally ionizes at high pH but unionizes at low pH.
2000 October 1, Suda Kiatkamjornwong, Wararuk Chomsaksakul, Manit Sonsuk, “Radiation modification of water absorption of cassava starch by acrylic acid/acrylamide”, in Radiation Physics and Chemistry, volume 59, number 4, →DOI, page 423:In a recent paper on homopyrimidine decamers containing aeg-monomers and thymine monomers with a sulfomethyl substituent at the γ-position, similar triplexes has also been described [43 ].
2015 October 16, “Polyanionic Carboxyethyl Peptide Nucleic Acids ( ce -PNAs): Synthesis and DNA Binding”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:Nothing at all in the German fridge, so new that its interior smells only of cold and long-chain monomers.
2003, William Gibson, Pattern Recognition (Bigend cycle; book 1), New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, →ISBN, page 1:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| monomers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
nonamer · dimer · heptamer · trimer · septamer · decamer · hexamer · tetramer · oligomer · octamer · pentamer · polymer
Deriveds
pseudomonomer · macromonomer · comonomer · monomerise · biomonomer · monomerization · submonomer · monomerize · heteromonomer · intramonomer · monomerisation · intermonomer
Hypernyms
Translations (27)
fi monomeeri (small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers) · pt monômero (small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers) · ja モノマー (small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers) · pt monómero (small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers) · hy մոնոմեր (small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers) · cmn 單體 /单体 (small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers) · ga monaiméir (small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers) · es monómero (small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers) · ru мономе́р (small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers) · pl monomer (small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers) · it monomero (small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers) · kmr molekula sakar (small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers) · io monomero (small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers) · mi waetahi (small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers) · nl monomeer (small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers) · ms monomer (small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers) · cs monomer (small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers) · sv monomer (small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers) · ca monòmer (small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers) · bg мономе́р (small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers) · id monomer (small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers) · is einliða (small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers) · da monomer (small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers) · tr monomer (small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers) · eo monomero (small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers) · gl monómero (small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers) · ro monomer (small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers)