Meanings
noundeoxythymidine (countable and uncountable, plural deoxythymidines)
plural deoxythymidines
- countableuncountablechemistrythymidine
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna nucleoside component of DNA; composed of thymine and deoxyribose
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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-
- Englishthymidine
- Englishdeoxythymidine
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APA
deoxythymidine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deoxythymidine
MLA
“deoxythymidine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deoxythymidine. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deoxythymidine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deoxythymidine.
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