Associations to the word «Dimer»

Wiktionary

DIMER, noun. (chemistry) A molecule consisting of two identical halves, formed by joining two identical molecules, sometimes with a single atom acting as a bridge.

Dictionary definition

DIMER, noun. A compound whose molecules are composed of two identical monomers.

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky