tetramerize

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verb

To form a tetramer.

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Meanings

verbtetramerize (third-person singular simple present tetramerizes, present participle tetramerizing, simple past and past participle tetramerized)

present singular third person tetramerizes · participle present tetramerizing · participle past tetramerized · past tetramerized

  1. intransitiveTo form a tetramer.

    A major challenge in producing recombinant rNA is the inability of the head domain to fold and tetramerize as an independent unit.

    2015 August 18, “Expression and Characterization of Recombinant, Tetrameric and Enzymatically Active Influenza Neuraminidase for the Setup of an Enzyme-Linked Lectin-Based Assay”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From tetramer + -ize.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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