homodimerize

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verb

To form a dimer from two identical monomers

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Meanings

verbhomodimerize (third-person singular simple present homodimerizes, present participle homodimerizing, simple past and past participle homodimerized)

present singular third person homodimerizes · participle present homodimerizing · participle past homodimerized · past homodimerized · alternative homodimerise

  1. chemistryTo form a dimer from two identical monomers

Origin

From homodimer + -ize.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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