Etymology

mononucleotide

M3O1N1O1N1U1C3L1E1O1T1I1D2E1

Today it means: A single nucleotide. Full definition →

English nucleotide ← Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)
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  1. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  2. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  3. Englishmono-
  4. Englishnucleotide
  5. English todaymononucleotide

From mono- + nucleotide.

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