Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deoxynucleoside

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-oxynu-cle-o-side
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any nucleoside containing a deoxy sugar

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 nucleoside English deoxynucleoside From deoxy- + nucleoside.

Inflected Forms

deoxynucleosides (plural)

Derived Forms

cyclodeoxynucleoside monodeoxynucleoside

Questions

What does deoxynucleoside mean?: Any nucleoside containing a deoxy sugar
Where does deoxynucleoside 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 nucleoside English deoxynucleoside From deoxy- + nucleoside.

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