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deoxycytidine

UK/diˌɒksɪˈsaɪtɪdiːn/

deoxycytidine noun: a nucleoside consisting of cytosine linked to deoxyribose.

Noun

deoxycytidine (countable and uncountable, plural deoxycytidines)

  1. A nucleoside consisting of cytosine linked to deoxyribose

Forms of deoxycytidine

pluraldeoxycytidines

Origin of deoxycytidine

From deoxy- + cytidine.

Questions about deoxycytidine

What does deoxycytidine mean?
Deoxycytidine means a nucleoside consisting of cytosine linked to deoxyribose.
What part of speech is deoxycytidine?
Deoxycytidine is a noun.
How do you pronounce deoxycytidine?
Deoxycytidine is pronounced /diˌɒksɪˈsaɪtɪdiːn/ (UK).
What is the plural of deoxycytidine?
The plural of deoxycytidine is deoxycytidines.

Words near deoxycytidine in the dictionary

  1. deoxycorticosterone
  2. deoxycorticosterones
  3. deoxycortisol
  4. deoxycortone
  5. deoxycylindrospermopsin
  6. deoxycytidine
  7. deoxycytidines
  8. deoxycytidyl
  9. deoxycytidylate
  10. deoxycytidylates
  11. deoxycytidylic

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