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dimer
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dimer
Chem
a. a molecule composed of two identical simpler molecules (monomers)
b. a compound consisting of dimers
dimer [′dī·mər]
(chemistry)
A molecule that results from a chemical combination of two entities of the same species, for example, the chlorine molecule (Cl2) or cyanogen (NCCN).
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