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phosphorothioate

phosphorothioate noun: a derivative of phosphate in which an oxygen atom is replaced with sulfur; especially such a variant of nucleic acid.

Noun

phosphorothioate (plural phosphorothioates)

  1. A derivative of phosphate in which an oxygen atom is replaced with sulfur; especially such a variant of nucleic acid

Forms of phosphorothioate

pluralphosphorothioates

Words formed from phosphorothioate

Questions about phosphorothioate

What does phosphorothioate mean?
Phosphorothioate means a derivative of phosphate in which an oxygen atom is replaced with sulfur; especially such a variant of nucleic acid.
What part of speech is phosphorothioate?
Phosphorothioate is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphorothioate?
The plural of phosphorothioate is phosphorothioates.

Words near phosphorothioate in the dictionary

  1. phosphorolytic
  2. phosphorolytical
  3. phosphoroproteomics
  4. phosphoroscope
  5. phosphoroscopes
  6. phosphorothioate
  7. phosphorothioated
  8. phosphorothioates
  9. phosphorothioation
  10. phosphorothioations
  11. phosphorothiolate

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