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English
Etymology
From oligo- + nucleotide.
Noun
oligonucleotide (plural oligonucleotides)
- a short sequence of nucleotides (RNA or DNA), typically with twenty or fewer base pairs
- Synonym: oligo
- Hyponym: oligodeoxyribonucleotide
Translations
a short sequence of nucleotides
Further reading
Italian
Etymology
From oligo- + nucleotide.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɔ.li.ɡo.nu.kle.oˈti.de/
- Rhymes: -ide
- Hyphenation: o‧li‧go‧nu‧cle‧o‧tì‧de
Noun
oligonucleotide m (plural oligonucleotidi)
- oligonucleotide
Further reading
- oligonucleotide in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- oligonucleotide in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana