bromouridine

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noun

Any bromo derivative of uridine, but especially 5-bromouridine, whose triphosphate is used to immunocytochemically label newly synthesized RNA in living cells

OriginEnglish uridine ← French brome ← Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos) →
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Meanings

nounbromouridine (plural bromouridines)

plural bromouridines

  1. biochemistryAny bromo derivative of uridine, but especially 5-bromouridine, whose triphosphate is used to immunocytochemically label newly synthesized RNA in living cells

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβρῶμος (brômos)
  2. Frenchbrome
  3. Englishbrome
  4. Englishbromine
  5. Englishbromo-
  6. Englishuridine
  7. Englishbromouridine

From bromo- + uridine.

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APA

bromouridine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bromouridine

MLA

“bromouridine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bromouridine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bromouridine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bromouridine.

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