Meanings
nounthymidine (plural thymidines)
plural thymidines
- biochemistryThe nucleoside consisting of a combination of deoxyribose and thymine
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna nucleoside component of DNA; composed of thymine and deoxyribose
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 胸腺嘧啶核苷, 胸苷
- 胸腺嘧啶核苷 (xiōngxiàn mìdìng hégān)a nucleoside
- 胸苷 (xiōnggān)a nucleoside
Finnish tymidiini
- tymidiinia nucleoside
French thymidine
- thymidinea nucleoside
Spanish timidina
- timidinaa nucleoside
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APA
thymidine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thymidine
MLA
“thymidine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thymidine. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thymidine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thymidine.
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