exonucleolytic

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adjective

That cleaves nucleic acid by the removal of single nucleotides from the end of the chain

OriginEnglish nucleolytic ← Ancient Greek ἔξω (éxō) ← Proto-Hellenic *eks →
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Meanings

adjectiveexonucleolytic (comparative more exonucleolytic, superlative most exonucleolytic)

comparative more exonucleolytic · superlative most exonucleolytic

  1. That cleaves nucleic acid by the removal of single nucleotides from the end of the chain

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
  3. Proto-Hellenic*eks
  4. Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
  5. Ancient Greekἔξω (éxō)
  6. Englishexo-
  7. Englishnucleolytic
  8. Englishexonucleolytic

From exo- + nucleolytic.

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APA

exonucleolytic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exonucleolytic

MLA

“exonucleolytic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exonucleolytic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exonucleolytic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exonucleolytic.

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