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oligonucleotide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English

Syllables
oligonu-cleotide
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A short sequence of nucleotides (RNA or DNA), typically with twenty or fewer base pairs.

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)der. English oligo- Proto-Italic *knuks Latin nux Latin nucleuslbor. English nucleus English nucleo- English -ide English nucleotide English oligonucleotide From oligo- + nucleotide.

Inflected Forms

oligonucleotides (plural)

Derived Forms

deoxyoligonucleotide desoxyoligonucleotide heterooligonucleotide oligonucleotidase overgo ribooligonucleotide

Phrases

antisense oligonucleotide spacer oligonucleotide typing

Synonyms

oligo

Questions

What does oligonucleotide mean?
A short sequence of nucleotides (RNA or DNA), typically with twenty or fewer base pairs.
Where does oligonucleotide come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)der. English oligo- Proto-Italic *knuks Latin nux Latin nucleuslbor. English nucleus English nucleo- English -ide English nucleotide English oligonucleotide From oligo- + nucleotide.

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