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dinucleotide

dinucleotide noun: any molecule consisting primarily of two nucleotide units.

Noun

dinucleotide (plural dinucleotides)

  1. Any molecule consisting primarily of two nucleotide units.
    • Sinclair also takes 1 gram of NMN, or nicotinamide mononucleotide, which in the body turns into NAD+, or nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide.2022 June 2, Sandee LaMotte, “The ‘Benjamin Button’ effect: Scientists can reverse aging in mice. The goal is to do the same for humans”, in CNN

Forms of dinucleotide

pluraldinucleotides

Origin of dinucleotide

From di- + nucleotide.

Words formed from dinucleotide

Questions about dinucleotide

What does dinucleotide mean?
Dinucleotide means any molecule consisting primarily of two nucleotide units.
What part of speech is dinucleotide?
Dinucleotide is a noun.
What is the plural of dinucleotide?
The plural of dinucleotide is dinucleotides.

Words near dinucleotide in the dictionary

  1. dinucleoside
  2. dinucleosides
  3. dinucleosomal
  4. dinucleosome
  5. dinucleosomes
  6. dinucleotide
  7. dinucleotides
  8. dinucleotidic
  9. dinuguan
  10. dinumeration
  11. Dinus

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