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telomer

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English

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Noun

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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telomer (plural telomers)

  1. (chemistry) an extremely small polymer - one whose degree of polymerization is between 2 and 5

See also

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Polish

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek τέλος (télos) + μέρος (méros).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tɛˈlɔ.mɛr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔmɛr
  • Syllabification: te‧lo‧mer

Noun

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telomer m inan

  1. (genetics) telomere (either of the sequences of DNA at each end of a eukaryotic chromosome)
  2. (chemistry) telomer (extremely small polymer)

Declension

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Derived terms

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adjective
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noun

Further reading

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  • telomer in Polish dictionaries at PWN