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noun
thymidine
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of thymine and deoxyribose
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: thymidine
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: nucleoside
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *h2eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- English deoxy- English thymidine English deoxythymidine From deoxy- + thymidine.
