tetramer
nounEtymology From tetra- + -mer.
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Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences An oligomer having four subunits.
- Diaminomaleonitrile (DAMN), a stable tetramer of HCN, has long been renowned as a precursor for the formation of nucleobases.2016, Yassin Aweis Jeilani, Phoenix N. Williams, Sofia Waltona, Minh Tho Nguyen, “Unified reaction pathways for the prebiotic formation of RNA and DNA nucleobases”, in Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, volume 18, number 30, →DOI:
- Derived terms
- cyclotetramer, icosatetramer, pseudotetramer, supratetramer, tetrameric, tetramerisation, tetramerise, tetramerization, tetramerize