Meanings
noundeoxynucleotide (plural deoxynucleotides)
plural deoxynucleotides
- biochemistryAny nucleotide that contains a deoxy sugar
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
- Ancient Greekὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)
- Englishoxy-
- Englishdeoxy-
- Proto-Italic*knuks
- Latinnux
- Latinnucleu
- Englishnucleus
- Englishnucleo-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Englishnucleotide
- Englishdeoxynucleotide
From deoxy- + nucleotide.
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APA
deoxynucleotide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deoxynucleotide
MLA
“deoxynucleotide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deoxynucleotide. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deoxynucleotide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deoxynucleotide.
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