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COMPOSE DIMERE [1 record]

Record 1 2012-08-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
DEF

A compound whose molecules are composed of two identical monomers.

CONT

A dimer is a molecule composed of two subunits linked together. It is a special case of a polymer. Among the most common dimers are certain types of sugar; sucrose, for example, is a dimer of a glucose molecule and a fructose molecule.

OBS

dimer: said both of the molecules consisting of two identical simpler molecules and of the chemical compounds consisting of such molecules; the derivative adjective is 'dimeric.'

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
DEF

Corps [...] dont la molécule résulte de la réunion de deux molécules organiques identiques.

CONT

En chimie, un dimère est une molécule composée de deux sous-unités liées ensembles. C'est un cas spécial du polymère. Parmi les dimères les plus communs, on retrouve certains types de sucre. Le sucrose, par exemple, est un dimère composé d'une molécule de glucose et d'une molécule de fructose.

OBS

Par exemple, l'aldol C4H8O est le dimère de l'acétaldéhyde C2H4O.

OBS

dimère (adj) : Se dit d'une molécule résultant de la combinaison de deux molécules identiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
DEF

Molécula formada por la unión covalente de dos monómeros, acompañada generalmente por eliminación de agua.

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