dinucleotide

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noun

Any molecule consisting primarily of two nucleotide units.

OriginEnglish nucleotide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin nucleu →
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Meanings

noundinucleotide (plural dinucleotides)

plural dinucleotides

  1. biochemistryAny molecule consisting primarily of two nucleotide units.

    Sinclair also takes 1 gram of NMN, or nicotinamide mononucleotide, which in the body turns into NAD+, or nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide.

    2022 June 2, Sandee LaMotte, “The ‘Benjamin Button’ effect: Scientists can reverse aging in mice. The goal is to do the same for humans”, in CNN

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Proto-Italic*knuks
  8. Latinnux
  9. Latinnucleu
  10. Englishnucleus
  11. Englishnucleo-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  13. Englishnucleotide
  14. Englishdinucleotide

From di- + nucleotide.

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Translations

French dinucléotide
  • dinucléotideTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

dinucleotide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dinucleotide

MLA

“dinucleotide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dinucleotide. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dinucleotide,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dinucleotide.

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