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deoxynucleotide

deoxynucleotide noun: any nucleotide that contains a deoxy sugar.

Noun

deoxynucleotide (plural deoxynucleotides)

  1. Any nucleotide that contains a deoxy sugar

Forms of deoxynucleotide

pluraldeoxynucleotides

Origin of deoxynucleotide

From deoxy- + nucleotide.

Words formed from deoxynucleotide

Questions about deoxynucleotide

What does deoxynucleotide mean?
Deoxynucleotide means any nucleotide that contains a deoxy sugar.
What part of speech is deoxynucleotide?
Deoxynucleotide is a noun.
What is the plural of deoxynucleotide?
The plural of deoxynucleotide is deoxynucleotides.

Words near deoxynucleotide in the dictionary

  1. deoxynucleoside
  2. deoxynucleosides
  3. deoxynucleotidal
  4. deoxynucleotidase
  5. deoxynucleotidases
  6. deoxynucleotide
  7. deoxynucleotides
  8. deoxynucleotidyl
  9. deoxynucleotidylexotransferase
  10. deoxynucleotidyltransferase
  11. deoxynucleotidyltransferases

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