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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmonomère
Pronunciation / Transliteration: monomère
"Un monomère peut se lier à d'autres pour former un polymère."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A molecule that can join together with other molecules to form a polymer.
"In the production of plastics, a monomer such as ethylene is polymerized to create polyethylene." - 2
A single repeating unit in a polymer chain.
"Each monomer in the DNA molecule contributes to the overall structure and function of the genetic material."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'monomer' is derived from the Greek roots 'mono-', meaning 'one' or 'single', and 'meros', meaning 'part'. It was first used in the early 20th century in the context of chemistry to describe a single molecule that can join together with others to form a polymer.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Monomer" is said worldwide
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monomère
Transliteration: monomère
"Un monomère peut se lier à d'autres pour former un polymère."
Monomer
Transliteration: Monomer
"Ein Monomer kann sich mit anderen verbinden, um ein Polymer zu bilden."
monomero
Transliteration: monomero
"Un monomero può unirsi ad altri per formare un polimero."
monómero
Transliteration: monómero
"Un monómero puede unirse a otros para formar un polímero."
monômero
Transliteration: monômero
"Um monômero pode se ligar a outros para formar um polímero."
मोनोमर
Transliteration: monomer
"एक मोनोमर अन्य के साथ मिलकर एक पॉलीमर बना सकता है।"
单体
Transliteration: dān tǐ
"单体可以与其他单体结合形成聚合物。"
모노머
Transliteration: monomeo
"모노머는 다른 모노머와 결합하여 폴리머를 형성할 수 있습니다."
モノマー
Transliteration: monomā
"モノマーは他のモノマーと結合してポリマーを形成することができます。"
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