multimern.
/ˈmʌltᵻmə/, U.S. /ˈməltəmər/ Chemistry.
An aggregate of molecules held together by relatively weak bonds, such as hydrogen bonds.
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multimer1959
1959 M. Davies in D. Hadži Hydrogen Bonding 560 The use of the term ‘polymer’ for the associated molecules formed from stable monomers by hydrogen bonding, etc., seems objectionable, and it is suggested that the equivalent, self-explanatory term ‘multimer’ be used in these circumstances.
1967 Arch. Biochem. & Biophysics 120 158 (heading) Studies on protein multimers.
1997 Jrnl. Biol. Chem. 272 25483 Recombinant beta subunits are found largely as monomers or small multimers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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