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Word entry · 10 letters

nucleotide

Best crossword clue

"DNA unit"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /ˈn(j)u(ː)kliəˌtaɪd/Part of speech nounSorted cdeeilnotuStarts with NEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)

Word origin

From nucleo- (“relating to the nucleus”) + -ide (“chemical suffix”).

Used in a sentence

  • Magid draws […] a diagram depicting a restriction enzyme cutting neatly through a sequence of nucleotides.

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