trimer

American  

[trahy-mer] / ˈtraɪ mər /

noun

Chemistry.

1. a molecule composed of three identical, simpler molecules.

2. a polymer derived from three identical monomers.

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trimer British  

/ traɪˈmɛrɪk, ˈtraɪmə /

noun

1. a polymer or a molecule of a polymer consisting of three identical monomers

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trimer Scientific  

/ trī′mər /

1. Any of various chemical compounds made of three smaller identical or similar molecules (called monomers) that are linked together. Trimers are linked by hydrogen bonds, coordinate bonds, or covalent bonds. Raffinose is a trimer composed of the monomers glucose, fructose, and galactose.

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Other Word Forms

• trimeric adjective

Etymology

Origin of trimer

First recorded in 1925–30, trimer is from the Greek word trimerḗs having three parts. See tri-, -mer

Example Sentences

Graham, who worked on pancoronavirus vaccines even before the pandemic, reasons that the whole trimer of spike might stimulate better or broader immune protection than just the RBDs.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 15, 2021

“This trimer interface is a whole new universal flu epitope, and everybody’s going crazy about it,” says Crowe.

From Nature • Sep. 17, 2019