hexamer
noun
hexamer is spelled H-E-X-A-M-E-R: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hexamer means “An oligomer having six subunits” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hexamer is hexamers.
How many letters and syllables are in hexamer?
| Letters | 7: H-E-X-A-M-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 180,281st 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 hexamer?
Hexamer appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st 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 hexamer
- hexamers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hexamer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An oligomer having six subunits.
- 2
A subunit of a viral capsid.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hexamer come from?
From hexa- + -mer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).