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hexamer

noun hex·a·mer \ˈhek-sə-mər\

Medical Definition of HEXAMER

1
:  a polymer formed from six molecules of a monomer
2
:  a structural subunit that is part of a viral capsid and is itself composed of six subunits of similar shape
hex·a·mer·ic \ˌhek-sə-ˈmer-ik\ adjective

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