Most enzymes are…composed of a small number of protein sub-units associated together. This oligomeric structure is useful in allowing certain control functions to operate (New Scientist).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
o|lig|o|mer — «uh LIHG uh muhr», noun. a chemical compound with few molecular units, in contrast with a polymer or a monomer. ╂[< oligo + mer, as in polymer] … Useful english dictionary
eleven-mer — oligomer o*lig o*mer, n. (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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nine-mer — oligomer o*lig o*mer, n. (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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ten-mer — oligomer o*lig o*mer, n. (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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
twelve-mer — oligomer o*lig o*mer, n. (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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oligomer — oligomeric /euh lig euh mer ik/, adj. /euh lig euh meuhr/, n. Chem. a polymer molecule consisting of a small number of monomers. Cf. dimer, tetramer, trimer. [1965 70; OLIGO + MER] * * * … Universalium
Billigheimer — Bịl|lig|hei|mer, der; s, [scherzh. geb. nach Ew. von Ortsn. auf heim] (ugs.): Billiganbieter. * * * Bịl|lig|hei|mer, der; s, [scherzh. geb. nach Ew. von Ortsn. auf heim] (ugs.): Billiganbieter: Aber den n der ARD gelang nicht nur das… … Universal-Lexikon
decamer — oligomer o*lig o*mer, n. (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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dimer — oligomer o*lig o*mer, n. (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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
heptamer — oligomer o*lig o*mer, n. (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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
