On 18/06/2012, Tim Gruene <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> of monomers is called a multimer, not a polymer.
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> shiver - what a terrible mixture of languages. 'multi-' has got latin
> origin, whereas both poly and mer have got greek origin, and I don't
> think one should mix these. Please!!! think of a different _GREEK_
> syllable to express what you describe as 'multimer'.
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> Cheers,
> Tim
Oligomer, surely, from Gk 'oligos' meaning 'a few'?
-- Ian
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