Meanings
nounanticodon (plural anticodons)
plural anticodons
- biologyA sequence of three nucleotides in transfer RNA that binds to the complementary triplet (codon) in messenger RNA to specify an amino acid during protein synthesis.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 反密碼子 /反密码子
- 反密碼子 /反密码子 (fǎnmìmǎzǐ)sequence of three nucleotides
Finnish antikodoni
- antikodonisequence of three nucleotides
French anticodon
- anticodonsequence of three nucleotides
Māori pūihokarihi-kōaro
- pūihokarihi-kōarosequence of three nucleotides
Polish antykodon
- antykodonsequence of three nucleotides
Portuguese anticodão, anticódon
- anticodãosequence of three nucleotides
- anticódonsequence of three nucleotides
Spanish anticodón
- anticodónsequence of three nucleotides
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Cite this entry
APA
anticodon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticodon
MLA
“anticodon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticodon. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anticodon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticodon.
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