Etymology

tetraribonucleotide

Today it means: Any oligoribonucleotide containing four ribonucleotide units Full definition →

English ribonucleotide ← Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-) ← Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
  2. Proto-Hellenic*kʷétwores
  3. Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρες (téssăres)
  4. Ancient Greekτετρᾰ- (tetră-)
  5. Englishtetra-
  6. Englishribonucleotide
  7. English todaytetraribonucleotide

From tetra- + ribonucleotide.

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