septanucleotide

S1E1P3T1A1N1U1C3L1E1O1T1I1D2E1

noun

A codon containing seven nucleotides.

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Meanings

nounseptanucleotide (plural septanucleotides)

plural septanucleotides

  1. biologyA codon containing seven nucleotides.

    Further, the septanucleotides were not labeled by α-³²ᵖ-CTP while the unique 5' terminal oligonucleotide was not labeled by α-³²ᵖ-UTP.

    1973, Sewell P. Champe, Phage, page 389

Origin

From septa- + nucleotide.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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