heterodimeric

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adjective

produced from two similar but different monomers

OriginEnglish dimeric ← Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros) ← Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros →
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Meanings

adjectiveheterodimeric (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryproduced from two similar but different monomers

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sḿ̥teros
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hə́teros
  4. Ancient Greekἕτερος (héteros)
  5. Englishhetero-
  6. Englishdimeric
  7. Englishheterodimeric

From hetero- + dimeric.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

diheteromeric
Cite this entry
APA

heterodimeric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterodimeric

MLA

“heterodimeric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterodimeric. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heterodimeric,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterodimeric.

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