heteromerize

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verb

To convert into a heteromer.

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Meanings

verbheteromerize (third-person singular simple present heteromerizes, present participle heteromerizing, simple past and past participle heteromerized)

present singular third person heteromerizes · participle present heteromerizing · participle past heteromerized · past heteromerized

  1. transitiveTo convert into a heteromer.

    After ligand binding, sIL6R heteromerizes with the signal transducer molecule gp130, which is also utilized by other cytokines of the same family, such as leukemia-inhibitory factor.

    2015, Judith A. Paice, Cancer Pain: From Molecules to Suffering

Origin

From heteromer + -ize.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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