methylguanosine

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noun

A methyl derivative of guanosine that is added to the "front" end of a eukaryotic messenger RNA shortly after the start of transcription.

OriginEnglish guanosine ← German Methy →
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Meanings

nounmethylguanosine (countable and uncountable, plural methylguanosines)

plural methylguanosines

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA methyl derivative of guanosine that is added to the "front" end of a eukaryotic messenger RNA shortly after the start of transcription.

Origin

  1. GermanMethy
  2. Englishmethyl
  3. Englishmethyl-
  4. Englishguanosine
  5. Englishmethylguanosine

From methyl- + guanosine.

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Translations

Finnish metyyliguanosiini
  • metyyliguanosiinimethyl derivative of guanosine
French méthylguanosine
  • méthylguanosinemethyl derivative of guanosine
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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