Meanings
nountetranucleotide (plural tetranucleotides)
plural tetranucleotides
- biologyA codon containing four nucleotides
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
- Proto-Hellenic*kʷétwores
- Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρες (téssăres)
- Ancient Greekτετρᾰ- (tetră-)
- Englishtetra-
- Proto-Italic*knuks
- Latinnux
- Latinnucleu
- Englishnucleus
- Englishnucleo-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Englishnucleotide
- Englishtetranucleotide
From tetra- + nucleotide.
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APA
tetranucleotide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetranucleotide
MLA
“tetranucleotide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetranucleotide. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tetranucleotide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetranucleotide.
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