adjective
- having undergone dimerization; existing as a dimer
Usage: chemistry; biochemistry
verb
- past tense and past participle of dimerize
Usage: chemistry; biochemistry
Examples
- The protein became dimerized under specific pH conditions.
- Scientists observed that the molecules had dimerized in solution.
- The dimerized form of the enzyme showed increased activity.
- Heat treatment dimerized the organic compounds.
- The dimerized structure was more stable than the monomer.
- Researchers found that the DNA had dimerized after UV exposure.