polyuridine

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noun

A long section of nucleic acid containing only the uridine nucleoside

OriginEnglish uridine ← Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s) ← Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús →
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Meanings

nounpolyuridine (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryA long section of nucleic acid containing only the uridine nucleoside

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Englishuridine
  6. Englishpolyuridine

From poly- + uridine.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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