Oligonucleotide Definition
ŏlĭ-gō-no͝oklē-ə-tīd, -nyo͝o-, ōlĭ-
oligonucleotides
noun
A short piece of nucleic acid, usually with less than twenty nucleotides, used in genetic engineering and research.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Oligonucleotide
Noun
Singular:
oligonucleotide
Plural:
oligonucleotidesOrigin of Oligonucleotide
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oligo- +"Ž nucleotide
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