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English

Noun

mer (plural mers)

  • (chemistry) A repeat unit: a structural unit which through repetition forms a polymer.
    • ✤ A polymer is a compound formed of repeating structural units called mers, whose atoms share electrons to form very large molecules.1

Noun

mer pl (plural only)

  • (fantasy) merpeople
    • ✤ There are mermaids and mermen everywhere. They swim above us and linger in nooks and arched doorways. It’s impossible not to stare. The mer are as diverse as humans—all ages, size, shape, and color.2

Noun

mer (plural mers)

  • (obsolete) Alternative form of mayor and mair.

Etymology 1

Clipping of polymer.

Etymology 2

Etymology 3

See mayor.

Pronunciation

Printed 2026-06-28.

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Footnotes

  1. 2010, Mikell P. Groover, Fundamentals of Modern Manufacturing (4th Edition), page 9: ↩

  2. 2013, Missy Fleming, Into the Deep, page 65: ↩

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