Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deoxythymidine

/diˌɒksɪˈθaɪmɪdiːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-oxythymi-dine
IPA: /diˌɒksɪˈθaɪmɪdiːn/

34

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree 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 thymidine English deoxythymidine From deoxy- + thymidine.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /diˌɒksɪˈθaɪmɪdiːn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

deoxythymidines (plural)

Derived Forms

oligodeoxythymidine

Synonyms

thymidine

Questions

How do you pronounce deoxythymidine?: The recorded pronunciation is /diˌɒksɪˈθaɪmɪdiːn/.
What does deoxythymidine mean?: thymidine
Where does deoxythymidine come from?: Etymology tree 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 thymidine English deoxythymidine From deoxy- + thymidine.

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