heteromultimeric

adjective

Describing a protein containing two or more different polypeptide chains

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

adjectiveheteromultimeric (comparative more heteromultimeric, superlative most heteromultimeric)

comparative more heteromultimeric · superlative most heteromultimeric

  1. biochemistryDescribing a protein containing two or more different polypeptide chains

Origin

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

From hetero- + multimeric.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

multiheteromeric
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APA

heteromultimeric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heteromultimeric

MLA

“heteromultimeric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heteromultimeric. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heteromultimeric,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heteromultimeric.

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