tetramer

tetramer
tet·ra·mer 'te-trə-mər n a molecule (as an enzyme or a polymer) that consists of four structural subunits (as peptide chains or condensed monomers)
tet·ra·mer·ic .te-trə-'mer-ik adj

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tet·ra·mer (tetґrə-mur″) a compound composed of four identical simpler molecules.

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