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phosphorthioate

phosphorthioate is the alternative form of phosphorothioate.

Meaning of phosphorothioate

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 phosphorthioate

pluralphosphorthioates

Origin of phosphorthioate

From phosphor + thioate.

Questions about phosphorthioate

What is phosphorthioate the alternative form of?
Phosphorthioate is the alternative form of phosphorothioate.

Words near phosphorthioate in the dictionary

  1. phosphorous
  2. phosphorous acid
  3. phosphorroesslerite
  4. phosphorrösslerite
  5. phosphors
  6. phosphorthioate
  7. phosphorthioates
  8. phosphortungsten
  9. phosphoruria
  10. phosphorus
  11. phosphorus bottle

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