octamer
noun
octamer is spelled O-C-T-A-M-E-R: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, octamer means “An oligomer having eight subunits” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of octamer is octamers.
How many letters and syllables are in octamer?
| Letters | 7: O-C-T-A-M-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st 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 octamer?
Octamer appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st 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 octamer
- octamers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does octamer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An oligomer having eight subunits.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Octamer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense oligomer having eight subunits:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | octámero, octámeros |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does octamer come from?
From octa- + -mer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).