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codon

Syllables: co·don/ˈkəʊ.dɒn/US/ˈkoʊ.dɑn/

codon noun: a handbell used for summoning monks.

Noun (1)

codon (plural codons)

  1. A handbell used for summoning monks.
  2. The "bell" or flaring mouth of a trumpet.

Noun (2)

codon (plural codons)

  1. A sequence of three adjacent nucleotides, which encode for a specific amino acid during protein synthesis or translation.

codon meaning in Tamil

codon in Tamil

காடன், குறி, குறியீட்டு மொழி

Forms of codon

pluralcodons

Origin of codon

From Latin codon, from Ancient Greek κώδων (kṓdōn).

From code + -on.

Words formed from codon

Phrases with codon

Questions about codon

What does codon mean?
Codon means a handbell used for summoning monks.
What is codon in Tamil?
Codon in Tamil is காடன், குறி, குறியீட்டு மொழி. See Codon meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is codon?
Codon is a noun.
How do you pronounce codon?
Codon is pronounced /ˈkəʊ.dɒn/ (UK).
What is the plural of codon?
The plural of codon is codons.

Words near codon in the dictionary

  1. codominants
  2. codominate
  3. codominated
  4. codominates
  5. codominating
  6. codon
  7. codonhexaster
  8. codonhexasters
  9. codonophoran
  10. codonophorans
  11. codonopsis

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Adapted from Wiktionary: codon (page history and authors); codon (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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