-mer

1. Chemical suffix attached to a prefix such as mono-, di-, poly-, tri-, etc., to indicate the smallest unit of a repeating structure; e.g., polymer.

2. Suffix denoting a member of a particular group; e.g., isomer, enantiomer.

(05 Mar 2000)


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Previous:"w" hernia;(1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridin-4-yl)methylphosphinic acid;(1-aminoethyl)(2-carboxy-1-octyl)phosphinic acid;(2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy) acetic acid;(2,4-dichlorophenoxy) acetic acid;
Next:"w" hernia;(N,N'-propylenebis(2-pyrrolylmethyleneaminato))nickel(II);(N-acetylneuraminyl)-galactosylglucosylceramide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase;(pyruvate dehydrogenase (lipoamide))kinase;(S)-2-methylmalate dehydratase;

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