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
Words nearby oligonucleotide
oligohydruria,
oligomenorrhea,
oligomer,
oligomerous,
oligomorphic,
oligonucleotide,
oligopeptide,
oligophagous,
oligophrenia,
oligopnea,
oligopoly
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-nōō′klē-ə-tīd ]
n.
A polymeric chain of two to ten nucleotides.