polynucleotide
[ pol-ee-noo-klee-uh-tahyd, -nyoo- ]
/ ˌpɒl iˈnu kli əˌtaɪd, -ˈnyu- /
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noun Biochemistry.
a sequence of nucleotides, as in DNA or RNA, bound into a chain.
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Origin of polynucleotide
First recorded in 1910–15; poly- + nucleotide
Words nearby polynucleotide
Polynices, polynomial, polynomial ring, polynuclear, polynucleotidase, polynucleotide, polynya, polyodontia, polyol, polyolefin, polyoma virus
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British Dictionary definitions for polynucleotide
polynucleotide
/ (ˌpɒlɪˈnjuːklɪəˌtaɪd) /
noun
biochem a molecular chain of nucleotides chemically bonded by a series of ester linkages between the phosphoryl group of one nucleotide and the hydroxyl group of the sugar in the adjacent nucleotide. Nucleic acids consist of long chains of polynucleotides
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Medical definitions for polynucleotide
polynucleotide
[ pŏl′ē-nōō′klē-ə-tīd′ ]
n.
A linear polymer containing an indefinite, usually large number of nucleotides linked from one ribose or deoxyribose to another by phosphoric residues.
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