homopentamer

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noun

A pentamer, especially a biologically active one, derived from five identical monomers

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

nounhomopentamer (plural homopentamers)

plural homopentamers

  1. biochemistryA pentamer, especially a biologically active one, derived from five identical monomers

Origin

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

From homo- + pentamer.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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