homomultimeric

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adjective

Describing a protein containing two or more identical polypeptide chains

OriginEnglish multimeric ← Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós) ← Proto-Hellenic *homós →
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Meanings

adjectivehomomultimeric (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiochemistryDescribing a protein containing two or more identical polypeptide chains

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*somHós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*homós
  4. Ancient Greekὁμός (homós)
  5. Englishhomo-
  6. Englishmultimeric
  7. Englishhomomultimeric

From homo- + multimeric.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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