n. A relatively small molecule which can be covalently bonded to other monomers to form a polymer.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The basic conceptual building unit of a polymer; a molecule of low molecular weight which may combine with other molecules to form a molecule in a chain or branched form having high molecular weight.
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n. a simple compound whose molecules can join together to form polymers
Word Usage
""A fliD-deficient mutant becomes non-motile because it lacks flagellar filaments and leaks flagellin monomer out into the medium.""