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trinucleotide

[ trahy-noo-klee-uh-tahyd, -nyoo- ]

noun

, Genetics.
  1. three linked nucleotides; triplet.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of trinucleotide1

First recorded in 1915–20; tri- + nucleotide

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