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osbipy

/ˈɒzˌbɪpi/

osbipy noun: a compound, formed from osmium tetroxide and 2,2'-bipyridine, used to label thymidine during electrophoresis.

Noun

osbipy (uncountable)

  1. A compound, formed from osmium tetroxide and 2,2'-bipyridine, used to label thymidine during electrophoresis
    • In particular, the use of osbipy as a DNA contrast agent may also have applications in DNA mapping technologies.2015 December 12, “Osmium-Based Pyrimidine Contrast Tags for Enhanced Nanopore-Based DNA Base Discrimination”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of osbipy

From the first syllables of osmium and bipyridine.

Questions about osbipy

What does osbipy mean?
Osbipy means a compound, formed from osmium tetroxide and 2,2'-bipyridine, used to label thymidine during electrophoresis.
What part of speech is osbipy?
Osbipy is a noun.
How do you pronounce osbipy?
Osbipy is pronounced /ˈɒzˌbɪpi/.

Words near osbipy in the dictionary

  1. Osawas
  2. osazone
  3. osazones
  4. OSB
  5. Osbaldeston
  6. osbipy
  7. Osborn
  8. Osborne
  9. Osborne County
  10. Osborne effect
  11. Osbornes

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