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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-mer

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.29 in modern English

Syllables
-mer
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

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

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *(s)méros Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros Ancient Greek μέρος (méros)lbor. English -mer Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”).

Inflected Forms

-mere (alternative)

Questions

What does -mer mean?
Used to form words relating to chemical structure, denoting parts of a molecule, for example, monomer (one part), dimer (two parts), polymer (many parts).
Where does -mer come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *(s)méros Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros Ancient Greek μέρος (méros)lbor. English -mer Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”).

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