-mer

Chemistry.

a combining form meaning “member of a particular group”: isomer.
Compare -mere, -merous.

Origin of -mer

From the Greek word méros part, portion

Words nearby -mer

-megalia, -megaly, -meister, -melia, -ment, -mer, -mere, -merous, -meter, -metric, -metrics

British Dictionary definitions for -mer

-mer

suffix forming nouns

chem denoting a substance of a particular class monomer; polymer

Word Origin for -mer

from Greek meros part

Medical definitions for -mer

-mer

suff.

Variant of-mere

Scientific definitions for -mer

-mere
-mer

A suffix meaning “part” or “segment,” as in blastomere, one of the cells that form a blastula.