Etymology

dideoxyribonucleoside

Today it means: A deoxyribonucleoside in which an additional hydroxyl group has been replaced by a hydrogen Full definition →

English ribonucleoside ← Latin di- ← Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Englishdeoxy-
  8. Englishribonucleoside
  9. English todaydideoxyribonucleoside

From di- + deoxy- + ribonucleoside.

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