Meanings
nounoligomer (plural oligomers)
plural oligomers
- chemistryA compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer, normally having a specified number of units between about five and a hundred.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian олигоме́р
- олигоме́р (oligomér)compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer
Catalan oligòmer
- oligòmercompound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer
Chinese Mandarin 低聚物
- 低聚物 (dījùwù)compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer
Dutch oligomeer
- oligomeercompound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer
French oligomère
- oligomèrecompound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer
German Oligomer
- Oligomercompound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer
Italian oligomero
- oligomerocompound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer
Korean 올리고머
- 올리고머 (olligomeo)compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer
Polish oligomer
- oligomercompound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer
Russian олигомер
- олигомер (oligomer)compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer
Spanish oligómero
- oligómerocompound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer
Cite this entry
APA
oligomer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oligomer
MLA
“oligomer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oligomer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oligomer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oligomer.
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