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decanucleotide

decanucleotide noun: a codon containing ten nucleotides.

Noun

decanucleotide (plural decanucleotides)

  1. A codon containing ten nucleotides.

Forms of decanucleotide

pluraldecanucleotides

Origin of decanucleotide

From deca- + nucleotide.

Questions about decanucleotide

What does decanucleotide mean?
Decanucleotide means a codon containing ten nucleotides.
What part of speech is decanucleotide?
Decanucleotide is a noun.
What is the plural of decanucleotide?
The plural of decanucleotide is decanucleotides.

Words near decanucleotide in the dictionary

  1. decanters
  2. decantherous
  3. decanting
  4. decantings
  5. decants
  6. decanucleotide
  7. decanucleotides
  8. decaose
  9. decaoses
  10. decaoxide
  11. decaoxides

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