dinucleotide
[ dahy-noo-klee-uh-tahyd, -nyoo- ]
/ daɪˈnu kli əˌtaɪd, -ˈnyu- /
noun Biochemistry.
a molecule composed of two nucleotide subunits.
Origin of dinucleotide
First recorded in 1925–30;
di-1 +
nucleotide
Words nearby dinucleotide
dinosaurian,
dinosaurs,
dinothere,
dinotherium,
dint,
dinucleotide,
dinwiddie,
dio cassius,
dio chrysostom,
dioc.,
diocesan
Medical definitions for dinucleotide
dinucleotide
[ dī-nōō′klē-ə-tīd′ ]
n.
A nucleotide molecule that consists of a combination of two nucleotide units.