pentamericadj.
/ˌpɛntəˈmɛrɪk/, U.S. /ˌpɛn(t)əˈmɛrɪk/ Chemistry.
Of the nature of a pentamer; consisting of a pentamer or pentamers.
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1940 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 1169 The trimeric, tetrameric, and pentameric portions of the polymeride have been separated from one another by molecular distillation.
1971 Nature 11 June 361/1 Only the monomer ‘IgMs’ could be detected inside the cell and only pentameric IgM outside.
1989 B. Alberts et al. Molecular Biol. Cell (ed. 2) vi. 320 When two acetylcholine molecules bind to the pentameric complex, they induce a conformational change that opens the channel.
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