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

   Coordinate term: homodimer

Derived terms

• heterodimeric (adj)

Anagrams

• diheteromer