A pentamer is a thing composed out of five sub-units.

In chemistry, it applies to molecules made of five monomers. In bichemistry, it applies to macromolecules, in particular to pentameric proteins, made of five proteic sub-units.

[edit] See also

• penta prefix
• -mer suffix
• Pentamerous Metamorphosis, an album by Global Communication
• Pentamery (botany), a characteristic of plants having five petals (pentamerous flowers).

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