oligonucleotide

[ ol-i-goh-noo-klee-uh-tahyd, -nyoo- ]
/ ˌɒl ɪ goʊˈnu kli əˌtaɪd, -ˈnyu- /

noun Biochemistry.

a chain of a few nucleotides.

Origin of oligonucleotide

First recorded in 1940–45; oligo- + nucleotide

British Dictionary definitions for oligonucleotide

oligonucleotide
/ (ˌɒlɪɡəʊˈnjuːklɪəˌtaɪd) /

noun

a polymer consisting of a small number of nucleotides

Medical definitions for oligonucleotide

oligonucleotide
[ ŏl′ĭ-gō-nōōklē-ə-tīd ]

n.

A polymeric chain of two to ten nucleotides.