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An oligomer (/əˈlɪɡəmər/ ) (oligo-, "a few" + -mer, "parts") is a molecular complex of chemicals that consists of a few repeating units, in contrast to a polymer, where the number of monomers is, in principle, infinite. Dimers, trimers, and tetramers are, for instance, oligomers composed of two, three, and four monomers, respectively.