Meanings
noundimer (plural dimers)
plural dimers
- chemistryA molecule consisting of two identical halves, formed by joining two identical molecules, sometimes with a single atom acting as a bridge.
Non-polymerized lamins are dimers and they can polymerize to structures such as head to tail or by unparallel dimers which aggregate in tetramers and polymerize to thick fibers.
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Translations
Bulgarian диме́р
- диме́р (dimér)a molecule consisting of two identical halves
Catalan dímer
- dímera molecule consisting of two identical halves
Czech dimer
- dimera molecule consisting of two identical halves
Finnish dimeeri
- dimeeria molecule consisting of two identical halves
French dimère, endoestas
- dimèrea molecule consisting of two identical halves
- endoestasa molecule consisting of two identical halves
Italian dimero
- dimeroa molecule consisting of two identical halves
Polish dimer
- dimera molecule consisting of two identical halves
Russian диме́р
- диме́р (dimér)a molecule consisting of two identical halves
Spanish dímero
- dímeroa molecule consisting of two identical halves
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APA
dimer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimer
MLA
“dimer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimer. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dimer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimer.
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