nonadecamer

N1O1N1A1D2E1C3A1M3E1R1

noun

An oligomer having nineteen subunits.

OriginEnglish mer ← French déca- ← Late Latin decas →
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Meanings

nounnonadecamer (plural nonadecamers)

plural nonadecamers

  1. An oligomer having nineteen subunits.

Origin

  1. Englishnona-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déḱm̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dékə
  4. Ancient Greekδέκᾰ (dékă)
  5. Ancient Greekδεκάς (dekás)
  6. Late Latindecas
  7. Frenchdéca-
  8. Englishdeca-
  9. Englishnonadeca-
  10. Englishmer
  11. Englishnonadecamer

From nonadeca- + mer.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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