tetramer

1 of 2

noun

tet·​ra·​mer ˈte-trə-mər 

: a molecule (such as an enzyme or a polymer) that consists of four structural subunits (such as peptide chains or condensed monomers)

tetrameric

ˌte-trə-ˈmer-ik 

adjective

tetrameral

2 of 2

adjective

te·​tram·​er·​al

-mərəl

variants or less commonly tetrameric

¦te‧trə¦merik 

: tetramerous

Examples of tetramer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Hemoglobin proteins inside red blood cells link together in groups of four, forming structures called tetramers. — Byandrew Zaleski, science.org, 3 July 2024

It’s made by taking red blood cells from cows, extracting their hemoglobin, purifying it to remove pathogens, and chemically bonding four of the proteins together as a tetramer. — Byandrew Zaleski, science.org, 3 July 2024

The group might also be able to make foursomes of such atoms, known as tetramers, says Maren Mossman, a physicist at Washington State University in Pullman. — Elizabeth Gibney, Scientific American, 9 May 2018

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

New Latin tetramerus tetramerous + English -al

First Known Use

Noun

1929, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tetramer

• programmer
• sledgehammer
• amor
• clamor
• clamour
• glamor
• glamour
• grammar
• hammer
• jammer
• rammer
• stammer

Medical Definition

tetramer

noun

tet·​ra·​mer ˈte-trə-mər 

: a molecule (as an enzyme or a polymer) that consists of four structural subunits (as peptide chains or condensed monomers)

tetrameric

ˌte-trə-ˈmer-ik 

adjective