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thymidyl

thymidyl noun: a univalent radical derived from thymidine by loss of a hydroxy group.

Noun

thymidyl (uncountable)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) A univalent radical derived from thymidine by loss of a hydroxy group

Words formed from thymidyl

Questions about thymidyl

What does thymidyl mean?
Thymidyl means a univalent radical derived from thymidine by loss of a hydroxy group.
What part of speech is thymidyl?
Thymidyl is a noun.

Words near thymidyl in the dictionary

  1. thymic
  2. thymically
  3. thymidine
  4. thymidineless
  5. thymidines
  6. thymidyl
  7. thymidylate
  8. thymidylated
  9. thymidylates
  10. thymidylic
  11. thymidylic acid

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