trinucleotide
[ trahy-noo-klee-uh-tahyd, -nyoo- ]
/ traɪˈnu kli əˌtaɪd, -ˈnyu- /
noun Genetics.
three linked nucleotides; triplet.
Origin of trinucleotide
First recorded in 1915–20;
tri- +
nucleotide
Words nearby trinucleotide
trinketer,
trinketry,
trinocular,
trinodal,
trinomial,
trinucleotide,
trio,
trio sonata,
triode,
trioecious,
triol
Medical definitions for trinucleotide
trinucleotide
[ trī-nōō′klē-ə-tīd′ ]
n.
A triplet of nucleotides; a codon.