Word: trimer
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: tri
mer
Definition: A polymer composed of three monomers
Morphemes:
Affix: tri-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: three
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tri-
Language: la
Decoded: tri-
Meaning: three
Affix: -mer
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form words relating to chemical structure, denoting parts of a molecule, for example, monomer (one part), dimer (two parts), polymer (many parts).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μείρομαι
Language: grc
Decoded: meiromai
Meaning: to receive as ones portion
Affix: -ος
Language: grc
Decoded: -os
Meaning: neuter noun