heterotrimer

English

Etymology

From hetero- +‎ trimer.

Noun

heterotrimer (plural heterotrimers)

1. (chemistry, biochemistry) A trimer, especially a biologically active one, derived from two or more different (but similar) monomers.

   Hypernyms: trimer; < oligomer

   Coordinate term: homotrimer

Derived terms

• heterotrimeric
• heterotrimerization

Related terms

• polymer

 

Anagrams

• triheteromer