heterodimer

English

Etymology

From hetero- +‎ dimer.

Noun

heterodimer (plural heterodimers)

  1. (chemistry, biochemistry) A dimer, especially a biologically active one, derived from two or more different monomers.
    Hypernyms: dimer < oligomer < molecule; substance
    Coordinate term: homodimer

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