In chemistry, an oligomer (ər) (oligo-, `a few` + -mer, `parts`) is a molecular complex that consists of a few monomer units, in contrast to a polymer that, at least in principle, consists of a nearly unlimited number of monomers. Dimers, trimers, and tetramers are, for instance, oligomers respectively composed of two, three and four monomers...
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Oligomers are big molecules composed of monomer bricks, joined together in more or less branched fashion, so as to provide polymerization seeds for the final polymer. A free analogy would be that monomers are to oligomers what a water molecule is to a snowflake. In commercial resins, oligomers are mixed with their monomer components so as to achiev...
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(from the article `industrial polymers, major`) In the above structure, n varies from about 2 to 25 repeating units; such low-molecular-weight prepolymers as these are called oligomers. Depending ...
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A molecule that consists of repeating molecular subunits--essentially a polymer but not as long. By analogy, if a yellow brick is a single subunit, the yellow brick road is a polymer, and the yellow brick driveway is an oligomer.
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A moderately long chain of (about 50) monomers. Compare to polymer.
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An oligomer is a molecule which is formed from a few smaller (identical) molecules joined together. Just as a monomer is one (mono) unit (mer) and a dimer is two (di) units, an oligomer is a few units.
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<chemistry> A molecule consisting of just a few monomers. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ol′i-gō-mĕr Definitions: 1. A polymer containing fewer than 20 repeating units.
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A polymer made up with two, three or four monomer units, for example propylene tetramer.
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