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thiouridine

thiouridine noun: a compound formally derived from uridine by replacing an oxygen atom with one of sulfur, but especially 4-thiouridine which is used as an affinity label.

Noun

thiouridine (plural thiouridines)

  1. A compound formally derived from uridine by replacing an oxygen atom with one of sulfur, but especially 4-thiouridine which is used as an affinity label

Forms of thiouridine

pluralthiouridines

Origin of thiouridine

From thio- + uridine.

Questions about thiouridine

What does thiouridine mean?
Thiouridine means a compound formally derived from uridine by replacing an oxygen atom with one of sulfur, but especially 4-thiouridine which is used as an affinity label.
What part of speech is thiouridine?
Thiouridine is a noun.
What is the plural of thiouridine?
The plural of thiouridine is thiouridines.

Words near thiouridine in the dictionary

  1. thiouracils
  2. thiourea
  3. thioureas
  4. thioureylene
  5. thioureylenes
  6. thiouridine
  7. thiouridines
  8. thiouridylase
  9. thiouridylases
  10. thiourylene
  11. thioviridamide

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