homobifunctional

adjective

That have two, identical functional groups

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Meanings

adjectivehomobifunctional (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat have two, identical functional groups

    BS3 (Sulfo-DSS) is bis(sulfosuccinimidyl)suberate, an amine-to-amine crosslinker that is homobifunctional and water soluble.

    2015 December 31, “Neurotransmitter Specific, Cellular-Resolution Functional Brain Mapping Using Receptor Coated Nanoparticles: Assessment of the Possibility”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From homo- + bifunctional.

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