Meanings
nountetraribonucleotide (plural tetraribonucleotides)
plural tetraribonucleotides
- biochemistryAny oligoribonucleotide containing four ribonucleotide units
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
- Proto-Hellenic*kʷétwores
- Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρες (téssăres)
- Ancient Greekτετρᾰ- (tetră-)
- Englishtetra-
- Englishribonucleotide
- Englishtetraribonucleotide
From tetra- + ribonucleotide.
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tetraribonucleotide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetraribonucleotide
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