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hydroxymethylcytosine

hydroxymethylcytosine noun: either of two isomeric hydroxymethyl derivatives of cytosine, but especially 5-hydroxymethylcytosine which functions as a base in certain specialized DNAs.

Noun

hydroxymethylcytosine (plural hydroxymethylcytosines)

  1. Either of two isomeric hydroxymethyl derivatives of cytosine, but especially 5-hydroxymethylcytosine which functions as a base in certain specialized DNAs

Forms of hydroxymethylcytosine

pluralhydroxymethylcytosines

Origin of hydroxymethylcytosine

From hydroxymethyl + cytosine.

Questions about hydroxymethylcytosine

What does hydroxymethylcytosine mean?
Hydroxymethylcytosine means either of two isomeric hydroxymethyl derivatives of cytosine, but especially 5-hydroxymethylcytosine which functions as a base in certain specialized DNAs.
What part of speech is hydroxymethylcytosine?
Hydroxymethylcytosine is a noun.
What is the plural of hydroxymethylcytosine?
The plural of hydroxymethylcytosine is hydroxymethylcytosines.

Words near hydroxymethylcytosine in the dictionary

  1. hydroxymethylated
  2. hydroxymethylation
  3. hydroxymethylations
  4. hydroxymethylbilane
  5. hydroxymethylbilanes
  6. hydroxymethylcytosine
  7. hydroxymethylcytosines
  8. hydroxymethylene
  9. hydroxymethylenes
  10. hydroxymethylfurfural
  11. hydroxymethylglutarate

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