heterodimer
noun
heterodimer is spelled H-E-T-E-R-O-D-I-M-E-R: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, heterodimer means “A dimer, especially a biologically active one, derived from two or more different monomers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of heterodimer is heterodimers.
How many letters and syllables are in heterodimer?
| Letters | 11: H-E-T-E-R-O-D-I-M-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 121,279th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is heterodimer?
Heterodimer appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of heterodimer
- heterodimers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does heterodimer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A dimer, especially a biologically active one, derived from two or more different monomers.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does heterodimer come from?
From hetero- + dimer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).