polynucleotide

[ pol-ee-noo-klee-uh-tahyd, -nyoo- ]

/ ˌpɒl iˈnu kli əˌtaɪd, -ˈnyu- /

noun Biochemistry.

a sequence of nucleotides, as in DNA or RNA, bound into a chain.

Words nearby polynucleotide

polynices, polynomial, polynomial ring, polynuclear, polynucleotidase, polynucleotide, polynya, polyodontia, polyoestrous, polyol, polyolefin

Origin of polynucleotide

First recorded in 1910–15; poly- + nucleotide

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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.