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dideoxynucleotide

dideoxynucleotide noun: any nucleotide formed from a deoxynucleotide by loss of a second hydroxy group from the deoxyribose group.

Noun

dideoxynucleotide (plural dideoxynucleotides)

  1. Any nucleotide formed from a deoxynucleotide by loss of a second hydroxy group from the deoxyribose group
  2. Any oligonucleotide consisting of two deoxynucleotides

Forms of dideoxynucleotide

pluraldideoxynucleotides

Origin of dideoxynucleotide

From di- + deoxynucleotide.

Words formed from dideoxynucleotide

Questions about dideoxynucleotide

What does dideoxynucleotide mean?
Dideoxynucleotide means any nucleotide formed from a deoxynucleotide by loss of a second hydroxy group from the deoxyribose group.
What part of speech is dideoxynucleotide?
Dideoxynucleotide is a noun.
What is the plural of dideoxynucleotide?
The plural of dideoxynucleotide is dideoxynucleotides.

Words near dideoxynucleotide in the dictionary

  1. dideoxyhexoses
  2. dideoxyinosine
  3. dideoxymannose
  4. dideoxynucleoside
  5. dideoxynucleosides
  6. dideoxynucleotide
  7. dideoxynucleotides
  8. dideoxyribonucleoside
  9. dideoxyribonucleosides
  10. dideoxyribonucleotide
  11. dideoxyribonucleotides

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