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cytidine

/ˈsaɪtɪdiːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.53 in modern English

Syllables
cy-ti-dine
IPA
/ˈsaɪtɪdiːn/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A nucleoside consisting of cytosine linked to ribose, occurring in human RNA

Etymology

From cyt(osine) + -idine.

Inflected Forms

cytidines (plural)

Derived Forms

azacytidine cytidyl dideoxycytidine methylcytidine polycytidine

Frequently Paired Words

deoxycytidine

Questions

How do you pronounce cytidine?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsaɪtɪdiːn/.
What does cytidine mean?
A nucleoside consisting of cytosine linked to ribose, occurring in human RNA
Where does cytidine come from?
From cyt(osine) + -idine.

How to pronounce cytidine

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