polynucleotide

[ pol-ee-noo-klee-uh-tahyd, -nyoo- ]
/ ˌpɒl iˈnu kli əˌtaɪd, -ˈnyu- /

noun Biochemistry.

a sequence of nucleotides, as in DNA or RNA, bound into a chain.

Origin of polynucleotide

First recorded in 1910–15; poly- + nucleotide

British Dictionary definitions for polynucleotide

polynucleotide
/ (ˌpɒlɪˈnjuːklɪəˌtaɪd) /

noun

biochem a molecular chain of nucleotides chemically bonded by a series of ester linkages between the phosphoryl group of one nucleotide and the hydroxyl group of the sugar in the adjacent nucleotide. Nucleic acids consist of long chains of polynucleotides

Medical definitions for polynucleotide

polynucleotide
[ pŏl′ē-nōōklē-ə-tīd′ ]

n.

A linear polymer containing an indefinite, usually large number of nucleotides linked from one ribose or deoxyribose to another by phosphoric residues.