Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polydeoxy-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: poly-deoxy-
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

various polymers of deoxynucleotides and their derivatives

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- English deoxy- English polydeoxy- From poly- + deoxy-.

Derived Forms

polydeoxyadenylate polydeoxyadenylic polydeoxycytidylic polydeoxyguanylic polydeoxynucleotide

Phrases

polydeoxyribo-

Frequently Paired Words

polydeoxyribo-

Questions

What does polydeoxy- mean?: various polymers of deoxynucleotides and their derivatives
Where does polydeoxy- come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- English deoxy- English polydeoxy- From poly- + deoxy-.

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