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deoxyuridine

UK/diˌɒksɪˈjʊəɹɪdiːn/

deoxyuridine noun: a deoxyribonucleoside related to uridine.

Noun

deoxyuridine (countable and uncountable, plural deoxyuridines)

  1. A deoxyribonucleoside related to uridine
    • A terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase–mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate nick-end labeling (TUNEL) assay showed that cells receiving HDAC4 shRNA died from apoptosis […]2009 January 9, Bo Chen, Constance L. Cepko, “HDAC4 Regulates Neuronal Survival in Normal and Diseased Retinas”, in Science, volume 323, number 5911

Forms of deoxyuridine

pluraldeoxyuridines

Origin of deoxyuridine

From deoxy- + uridine.

Words formed from deoxyuridine

Questions about deoxyuridine

What does deoxyuridine mean?
Deoxyuridine means a deoxyribonucleoside related to uridine.
What part of speech is deoxyuridine?
Deoxyuridine is a noun.
How do you pronounce deoxyuridine?
Deoxyuridine is pronounced /diˌɒksɪˈjʊəɹɪdiːn/ (UK).
What is the plural of deoxyuridine?
The plural of deoxyuridine is deoxyuridines.

Words near deoxyuridine in the dictionary

  1. deoxytriribonucleoside
  2. deoxytriribonucleosides
  3. deoxytylophorinine
  4. deoxytylophorinines
  5. deoxyuracil
  6. deoxyuridine
  7. deoxyuridines
  8. deoxyuridyl
  9. deoxyuridylate
  10. deoxyuridylates
  11. deoxyuridylic acid

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