n :  a compound formed by the union of two radicals or two molecules of a simpler compound : specif  :  a polymer formed from two molecules of a monomer di*mer*ic adj di*mer*iza*tion or Brit  di*mer*isa*tion  n di*mer*ize or Brit  di*mer*ise  vt -ized  or Brit  -ised  -iz*ing  or Brit  -is*ing  
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  dam·ar  day·mare  tam·bour  tim·bre 
 
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