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thymidine

/ˈθaɪmɪdiːn/

thymidine noun: the nucleoside consisting of a combination of deoxyribose and thymine.

thymidine: the nucleoside consisting of a combination of deoxyribose and thymine
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Noun

thymidine (plural thymidines)

  1. The nucleoside consisting of a combination of deoxyribose and thymine

Forms of thymidine

pluralthymidines

Words formed from thymidine

Questions about thymidine

What does thymidine mean?
Thymidine means the nucleoside consisting of a combination of deoxyribose and thymine.
What part of speech is thymidine?
Thymidine is a noun.
How do you pronounce thymidine?
Thymidine is pronounced /ˈθaɪmɪdiːn/.
What is the plural of thymidine?
The plural of thymidine is thymidines.

Words near thymidine in the dictionary

  1. thymes
  2. thymey
  3. thymi
  4. thymic
  5. thymically
  6. thymidine
  7. thymidineless
  8. thymidines
  9. thymidyl
  10. thymidylate
  11. thymidylated

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