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dimer

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for dimer.

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Perhaps walterbell suspects your symptoms are related to blood clots and that is why he recommended a dimer.

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Quick take

(chemistry) A molecule consisting of two identical halves, formed by joining two identical molecules, sometimes with a single atom acting as a bridge.

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noun

(chemistry) A molecule consisting of two identical halves, formed by joining two identical molecules, sometimes with a single atom acting as a bridge.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for dimer.

noun

(chemistry) A molecule consisting of two identical halves, formed by joining two identical molecules, sometimes with a single atom acting as a bridge.

Example sentences

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Perhaps walterbell suspects your symptoms are related to blood clots and that is why he recommended a dimer.

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D-dimer is often used as a screening test when there is relatively low suspicion for pulmonary embolism.

3

You can usually tell a nickel and dimer from the first meeting if you know what to ask and look for.

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Lymphocytopenia, elevated D-dimer, elevated fibrin degradation products (FDPs), and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) are observed.

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I'm sure there's a timer out there combined with a dimer that will replace expensive sunrise alarm clocks.

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I've done this modification on vibratory pump models myself, and they function just fine when dimer switch modded.

7

This creates a thymine dimer, which is a distortion in the normal DNA structure.

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Did you tests include inflammation markers such as sedimentation test D-dimer, CRP, or Ferritin?

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In chemistry, a 'monomer' is a single unit and a 'dimer' a pair.

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Oftentimes it is close to impossible to spot this in a usual bloodwork, but were they able to spot D-dimer anomalies in your case?

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As far as allergic reactions, these are also common but not nearly as common as the 30% prevalent micro-clotting reactions detected by D-dimer test.

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It was known very early on in 2021 that about 30% of the population will test positive on the D-dimer test (monitors for clotting reactions).

Quote examples

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Also dicyclopentadiene which is a higher-"boiling" dimer which often serves as a source of cyclopentadiene by thermal breakdown.

2

This makes me think the "photonic-dimer laser" has very narrow linewidth/extremely long coherence length, but also at very high power.

3

In the case of kinesin, it forms a dimer (two copies of itself bind together to form the two "legs") and also binds to light chains (accessory proteins that modulate its behavior) so that it can walk along filaments and drag cargo around your cells.

Proper noun examples

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Anyone in normal health getting a second or follow on shot (aka booster) should have done so only with a negative D-Dimer test monitoring their reaction to their initial (or previous) shot.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use dimer in a sentence?

Perhaps walterbell suspects your symptoms are related to blood clots and that is why he recommended a dimer.

What does dimer mean?

(chemistry) A molecule consisting of two identical halves, formed by joining two identical molecules, sometimes with a single atom acting as a bridge.

What part of speech is dimer?

dimer is commonly used as noun.