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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

octamer

/(ŏk"tŭ*mẽr)/ · oc·ta·mer · IPA
01 n. A molecule composed of eight monomer units bound to each other, usually in a linear array; as, an octamer formed from eight nucleotides is …
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    A molecule composed of eight monomer units bound to each other, usually in a linear array; as, an octamer formed from eight nucleotides is called an octanucleotide.(Chem.)