Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deoxyuridine

/diˌɒksɪˈjʊəɹɪdiːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables
de-oxyuri-dine
IPA
/diˌɒksɪˈjʊəɹɪdiːn/
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A deoxyribonucleoside related to uridine

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

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 uridine English deoxyuridine From deoxy- + uridine.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /diˌɒksɪˈjʊəɹɪdiːn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

deoxyuridines (plural)

Derived Forms

fluorodeoxyuridine

Questions

How do you pronounce deoxyuridine?
The recorded pronunciation is /diˌɒksɪˈjʊəɹɪdiːn/.
What does deoxyuridine mean?
A deoxyribonucleoside related to uridine
Where does deoxyuridine 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 uridine English deoxyuridine From deoxy- + uridine.

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