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oligopurine

oligopurine noun: a stretch of nucleic acid composed of several contiguous purines.

Noun

oligopurine (plural oligopurines)

  1. A stretch of nucleic acid composed of several contiguous purines

Forms of oligopurine

pluraloligopurines

Origin of oligopurine

From oligo- + purine.

Questions about oligopurine

What does oligopurine mean?
Oligopurine means a stretch of nucleic acid composed of several contiguous purines.
What part of speech is oligopurine?
Oligopurine is a noun.
What is the plural of oligopurine?
The plural of oligopurine is oligopurines.

Words near oligopurine in the dictionary

  1. oligopsonies
  2. oligopsonist
  3. oligopsonistic
  4. oligopsonists
  5. oligopsony
  6. oligopurine
  7. oligopurines
  8. oligopyrimidine
  9. oligopyrimidines
  10. oligopyrrole
  11. oligopyrroles

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