tetramer en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- 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 tetramer From tetra- + -mer.
Meanings
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An oligomer having four subunits.
Diaminomaleonitrile (DAMN), a stable tetramer of HCN, has long been renowned as a precursor for the formation of nucleobases.
2016, Yassin Aweis Jeilani, Phoenix N. Williams, Sofia Waltona, Minh Tho Nguyen, “Unified reaction pathways for the prebiotic formation of RNA and DNA nucleobases”, in Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, volume 18, number 30, →DOI:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tetramers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
trimer · octamer · monomer · dimer · nonamer · septamer · decamer · heptamer · pentamer · polymer · hexamer
Deriveds
icosatetramer · cyclotetramer · supratetramer · tetramerise · tetramerisation · tetramerization · tetramerize · pseudotetramer · tetrameric