deoxyuridyl

D2E1O1X8Y4U1R1I1D2Y4L1

noun

A univalent radical derived from the ribose part of deoxyuridine by loss of a hydroxyl group

Scrabble 26
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noundeoxyuridyl (countable and uncountable, plural deoxyuridyls)

plural deoxyuridyls

  1. countableespeciallyin compoundsuncountablechemistryA univalent radical derived from the ribose part of deoxyuridine by loss of a hydroxyl group

Origin

From deoxy- + uridyl.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: deoxyuridyl on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.