dimerize

American

[dahy-muh-rahyz] / ˈdaɪ məˌraɪz /

especially British, dimerise

verb (used with or without object)

Chemistry.

dimerized, dimerizing

to form (adimer ), as in polymerization.

dimerize British

/ ˈdaɪməˌraɪz /

verb

to react or cause to react to form a dimer

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Other Word Forms

dimerization

noun

Etymology

Origin of dimerize

1850–55; back formation from dimerization; see dimer, -ize

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dimerize dimerized

They found that ZAK interacts with specific ribosomal proteins, causing particular regions of ZAK to dimerize, meaning that two copies of the protein pair up.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2025

"In the presence of Nodal, however, the chaperones are released, and Nodal can then dimerize with Vg1."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2023

Binding of a signaling molecule to the extracellular domain causes the receptor to dimerize.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

The two neighboring receptors then bond together, or dimerize.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

UV rays could cause methylation and phosphorylation of the DNA bases which could become dimerized rendering no accessibility of DNA.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

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