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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a compound whose molecules are composed of two identical monomers

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: circa 1926 a compound formed by the union of two radicals or two molecules of a simpler compound; specifically a polymer formed from two molecules of a monomer • dimeric adjective • dimerization noun • dimerize transitive verb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. Chem. a compound consisting of two identical molecules linked together (cf. MONOMER). Derivatives: dimeric adj. Etymology: DI-(1) + -mer after POLYMER