"oligonucleotide" meaning in English

See oligonucleotide in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: oligonucleotides [plural]
Etymology: From oligo- + nucleotide. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|oligo|nucleotide}} oligo- + nucleotide Head templates: {{en-noun}} oligonucleotide (plural oligonucleotides)
  1. a short sequence of nucleotides (RNA or DNA), typically with twenty or fewer base pairs Synonyms: oligo Translations (a short sequence of nucleotides): oligonucleòtid [masculine] (Catalan), 寡核苷酸 (guǎ hé gān suān) (Chinese Mandarin), oligonukleotid [masculine] (Czech), oligonukleotidi (Finnish), oligonucléotide (French), fákirni [neuter] (Icelandic), oligonucleotide [masculine] (Italian), oligonucleotídeo [masculine] (Portuguese), oligonucleótido (Spanish)

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