Telomer

The word telomer has two distinct, yet related meanings.


 * Its original meaning is in polymer science, when telomerization results in an extremely small polymer&mdash;one whose degree of polymerization is generally between 2 and 5.


 * In this sense, telomer can be used as an abbreviation for fluorotelomer.


 * By analogy, it is also used in genetics; the more common spelling in that case is telomere.