Examples of “mer” in a Sentence

4 example sentences showing how to use mer, grouped by meaning.

noun In chemistry, the smallest repeating structural unit in a polymer chain.

A polymer is a compound formed of repeating structural units called mers, whose atoms share electrons to form very large molecules. — Mikell P. Groover, Fundamentals of Modern Manufacturing (4th Edition) (2010)
In the textbook diagram, each mer is shown as a small box linked to the next.
Each mer in the polymer chain contributes the same repeating carbon backbone.
Chemists calculate a polymer's molecular weight by counting how many mers make up the chain.