mer

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abbreviation

meridian

-mer

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noun combining form

: member of a (specified) class
monomer

Word History

Etymology

Noun combining form

International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek meros part — more at merit entry 1

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Cite this Entry

“Mer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mer. Accessed 13 Oct. 2024.

Medical Definition

mer

noun
: the repeating structural unit of a polymer
often prefixed with a number indicating the number of units in the polymer
synthesized two 20-mers

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