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oligonucleotide
[ ol-i-goh-noo-klee-uh-tahyd, -nyoo- ]
/ ˌɒl ɪ goʊˈnu kli əˌtaɪd, -ˈnyu- /
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noun Biochemistry.
a chain of a few nucleotides.
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Origin of oligonucleotide
First recorded in 1940–45; oligo- + nucleotide
Words nearby oligonucleotide
oligodontia, oligogene, oligomenorrhea, oligomer, oligomerous, oligonucleotide, oligopeptide, oligophagous, oligophrenia, oligopoly, oligopsony
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How to use oligonucleotide in a sentence
The other half of the mutants received the experimental drug, called antisense oligonucleotide or OL-1.
British Dictionary definitions for oligonucleotide
oligonucleotide
/ (ˌɒlɪɡəʊˈnjuːklɪəˌtaɪd) /
noun
a polymer consisting of a small number of nucleotides
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