different between telomere vs polymer

English

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek ????? (télos, “end, extremity”) + Ancient Greek ????? (méros, “part”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /?t?l?m???/, /?ti?l?m???/

Noun

telomere (plural telomeres)

1. (genetics) Either of the sequences of DNA at each end of a eukaryotic chromosome.
   • 2004, Peter M. Lansdorp, 11: Telomeres and Telomere Regulation, Robert Paul Lanza (editor), Handbook of Stem Cells, Volume 2: Adult and Fetal Stem Cells, page 127,

     Chromosome ends or telomeres are composed of guanine-rich repeat sequences and associated proteins. A minimum number of repeats is essential for proper telomere function and to avoid sustained activation of DNA damage pathways that may result in replicative senescence or cell death.

Related terms

• telomerase
• telomeric

Translations

English

Etymology

poly- +? -mer, from Ancient Greek ????? (polús, “many”) + ????? (méros, “part”). Coined in 1833 by Jöns Jacob Berzelius, although his definition was quite different from the modern one.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?p?l.?.m?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?p?.l?.m?/
• Hyphenation: poly?mer

Noun

polymer (countable and uncountable, plural polymers)

1. (organic chemistry) A long or larger molecule consisting of a chain or network of many repeating units, formed by chemically bonding together many identical or similar small molecules called monomers. A polymer is formed by polymerization, the joining of many monomer molecules.

   Hyponyms: polynucleotide, polypeptide, polysaccharide

2. A material consisting of such polymer molecules.

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Czech

Noun

polymer m

1. polymer

Further reading

• polymer in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• polymer in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

German

Adjective

polymer (not comparable)

1. polymeric

Declension

Further reading

• “polymer” in Duden online

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From poly- +? Ancient Greek ????? (méros, “part”).

Pronunciation

Noun

polymer m (definite singular polymeren, indefinite plural polymerer, definite plural polymerene)

1. a polymer

Derived terms

• polymerisere

References

• “polymer” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From poly- +? Ancient Greek ????? (méros, “part”).

Noun

polymer m (definite singular polymeren, indefinite plural polymerar, definite plural polymerane)

1. a polymer

Derived terms

• polymerisere

References

• “polymer” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.