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deoxythymine

UK/diˌɒksɪˈθaɪmiːn/

deoxythymine noun: a deoxyribonucleoside related to thymine.

Noun

deoxythymine (uncountable)

  1. A deoxyribonucleoside related to thymine

Origin of deoxythymine

From deoxy- + thymine.

Questions about deoxythymine

What does deoxythymine mean?
Deoxythymine means a deoxyribonucleoside related to thymine.
What part of speech is deoxythymine?
Deoxythymine is a noun.
How do you pronounce deoxythymine?
Deoxythymine is pronounced /diˌɒksɪˈθaɪmiːn/ (UK).

Words near deoxythymine in the dictionary

  1. deoxythymidine
  2. deoxythymidines
  3. deoxythymidylate
  4. deoxythymidylates
  5. deoxythymidylic
  6. deoxythymine
  7. deoxytransferase
  8. deoxytransferases
  9. deoxytrillenoside
  10. deoxytriribonucleoside
  11. deoxytriribonucleosides

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