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Monomers are the building blocks of more complex molecules, called polymers. Polymers consist of repeating molecular units which usually are joined by covalent bonds. Here is a closer look at the chemistry of monomers and polymers.
Definition. noun, plural: monomers. (1) A molecule that may react chemically to another molecule of the same type to form a larger molecule, such as dimer, trimer, tetramer, polymer, etc. (2) The simplest unit, or the repeating unit, of a polymer. Supplement. A monomer may combine with another monomer through chemical bonds to form a larger molecule, as in a polymer. Examples of monomers are amino acids that link together by a peptide bond forming a polypeptide or protein. Word origin: from Greek mono one and meros part.