On 06/18/12 10:43, Tim Gruene 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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I didn't invent the term "multimer," it has been in use for some
decades. And I am writing English, not Latin or Greek.
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