deoxyuridine

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UK/diˌɒksɪˈjʊəɹɪdiːn/

noun

A deoxyribonucleoside related to uridine

OriginEnglish uridine ← Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s) ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? →
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Meanings

noundeoxyuridine (countable and uncountable, plural deoxyuridines)

plural deoxyuridines

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA deoxyribonucleoside related to uridine

    A terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase–mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate nick-end labeling (TUNEL) assay showed that cells receiving HDAC4 shRNA died from apoptosis […]

    2009 January 9, Bo Chen, Constance L. Cepko, “HDAC4 Regulates Neuronal Survival in Normal and Diseased Retinas”, in Science, volume 323, number 5911

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
desoxyuridine

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  8. Ancient Greekὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)
  9. Englishoxy-
  10. Englishdeoxy-
  11. Englishuridine
  12. Englishdeoxyuridine

From deoxy- + uridine.

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Translations

Italian deossiuridina
  • deossiuridinadeoxyribonucleoside related to uridine
Cite this entry
APA

deoxyuridine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deoxyuridine

MLA

“deoxyuridine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deoxyuridine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deoxyuridine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deoxyuridine.

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