trimer

== English == === Etymology === From tri- +‎ -mer. === Pronunciation === === Noun === trimer (plural trimers) (chemistry) An oligomer composed of three monomers. Hypernyms: oligomer; molecule; compound Hyponyms: heterotrimer, homotrimer Coordinate terms: monomer, dimer, tetramer, pentamer, hexamer, heptamer, septamer, octamer, nonamer, decamer; polymer ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === retrim == French == === Etymology === Uncertain, possibly alteration of Old French trumer (“to run”), early 18th c. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tʁi.me/ === Verb === trimer (colloquial) to slave away (to work very hard) (dated) to walk for a long time; to tramp ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “trimer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012