deoxyribonucleotide

American

[dee-ok-si-rahy-boh-noo-klee-uh-tahyd, -nyoo-] / diˌɒk sɪˌraɪ boʊˈnu kli əˌtaɪd, -ˈnyu- /

noun

Biochemistry.

an ester of a deoxyribonucleoside and phosphoric acid; a constituent of DNA.

Etymology

Origin of deoxyribonucleotide

First recorded in 1945–50; deoxyribo(nucleic acid) + nucleotide

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Reagents, primers, and other chemical components — like amidites and deoxyribonucleotide triphosphates, which are essential for the chemical analysis used to detect the virus’ presence — had never been widely manufactured in the country and had to be imported.

From Seattle Times

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