English Explanatory Dictionary

oligonucleotide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A short sequence of nucleotides (RNA or DNA), typically with twenty or fewer base pairs.

Word forms

oligonucleotide oligonucleotides

Etymology

From oligo- + nucleotide.

Synonyms

oligo

Derived words

antisense oligonucleotide deoxyoligonucleotide desoxyoligonucleotide heterooligonucleotide oligonucleotidase overgo ribooligonucleotide spacer oligonucleotide typing
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