heterodimerize

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verb

To form a dimer from two different monomers.

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Meanings

verbheterodimerize (third-person singular simple present heterodimerizes, present participle heterodimerizing, simple past and past participle heterodimerized)

present singular third person heterodimerizes · participle present heterodimerizing · participle past heterodimerized · past heterodimerized · alternative heterodimerise

  1. chemistryTo form a dimer from two different monomers.

Origin

From heterodimer + -ize.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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