mer

1 of 2

abbreviation

meridian

-mer

2 of 2

noun combining form

: member of a (specified) class

monomer

Word History

Etymology

Noun combining form

International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek meros part — more at merit entry 1

Medical Definition

mer

noun

ˈmər  ˈmer 

: the repeating structural unit of a polymer

—often prefixed with a number indicating the number of units in the polymer

synthesized two 20-mers