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dinucleotide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables
din-u-cleotide
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any molecule consisting primarily of two nucleotide units.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English di- Proto-Italic *knuks Latin nux Latin nucleuslbor. English nucleus English nucleo- English -ide English nucleotide English dinucleotide From di- + nucleotide.

Inflected Forms

dinucleotides (plural)

Derived Forms

heterodinucleotide homodinucleotide oligodinucleotide

Phrases

nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate

Frequently Paired Words

trinucleotide

Questions

What does dinucleotide mean?
Any molecule consisting primarily of two nucleotide units.
Where does dinucleotide come from?
Etymology tree English di- Proto-Italic *knuks Latin nux Latin nucleuslbor. English nucleus English nucleo- English -ide English nucleotide English dinucleotide From di- + nucleotide.

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