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From hexa- + -mer.
hexamer (plural hexamers)
- An oligomer having six subunits.
- Hypernyms: oligomer; molecule; compound
- Hyponyms: heterohexamer, homohexamer
- Coordinate terms: monomer, dimer, trimer, tetramer, pentamer, heptamer, septamer, octamer, nonamer, decamer; polymer
- A subunit of a viral capsid.
