(chemistry) A compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer, normally having a specified number of units between about five and a hundred.

plural of oligomer

plural of oligomerisation

(biology) Having only a few members in a particular organ

The condition of being oligomeric.

plural of oligomerization

Synonym of oligomerization

The quality of being oligomeric or an oligomer.

plural of oligomerase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of an oligomer