monomer
A Word with Greek Root, Prefix or Suffix
-mer
A Word with Greek Root, Prefix or Suffix
monomer
a molecule (which is simple) that can form polymers by combining with another one
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Dissection of monomer
monomer = mono- (single) + -mer (part)
monomer = single part
monomer = extended further to mean a molecule combines with other molecules to form into a part
Now Repeat my Dissection
monomer = single part
monomer = extended further to mean a molecule combines with other molecules to form into a part
Important roots for this word:
mono-
-mer
Note: You may sometimes find that a vowel such as o is often inserted between two roots, as o inserted between phon and graph in phonograph = phon + o + graph, the reason is for easy pronounciation. Another example is archaeology = archae + o + logy
Repetition is the key to learning.
Now please try to dissect the word into the roots that you know yourself in the box below:
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