trinucleotide

T1R1I1N1U1C3L1E1O1T1I1D2E1

noun

a codon containing three nucleotides

OriginEnglish nucleotide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin nucleu →
UncommonScrabble 16
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Meanings

nountrinucleotide (plural trinucleotides)

plural trinucleotides

  1. biologya codon containing three nucleotides

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  3. Proto-Italic*tri-
  4. Latintri-
  5. Englishtri-
  6. Proto-Italic*knuks
  7. Latinnux
  8. Latinnucleu
  9. Englishnucleus
  10. Englishnucleo-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  12. Englishnucleotide
  13. Englishtrinucleotide

From tri- + nucleotide.

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APA

trinucleotide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trinucleotide

MLA

“trinucleotide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trinucleotide. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trinucleotide,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trinucleotide.

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