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
Words nearby polynucleotide
polynices,
polynomial,
polynomial ring,
polynuclear,
polynucleotidase,
polynucleotide,
polynya,
polyodontia,
polyoestrous,
polyol,
polyolefin
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-nōō′klē-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.