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mer- root words — words with the mer- root

The root mer- comes from Greek meros, meaning part. 47 words in Dendril are built from it, including dimer, polymer, polymers, polymeric, polymerization, allomerism, anisomerous, antimere, arthromere, blastomere, centromere, chromomere. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the mer- root

Explore words with mer- — words containing the mer- root and sharing its sense of "part". Examples include dimer, polymer, polymers, polymeric, polymerization, allomerism, anisomerous, antimere, arthromere, blastomere, centromere, chromomere. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The mer- root means part, from Greek meros. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.