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dinucleotide

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di⋅nu⋅cle⋅o⋅tide

[dahy-noo-klee-uh-tahyd, -nyoo-]
–noun Biochemistry.
a molecule composed of two nucleotide subunits.

Origin:
1925–30; di- 1 + nucleotide
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di·nu·cle·o·tide   (dī-nōō'klē-ə-tīd', -nyōō'-)   
n.  A molecule that consists of a combination of two nucleotides.
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Main Entry: di·nu·cle·o·tide
Pronunciation: (")dI-'n(y)ü-klE-&-"tId
Function: noun
: a nucleotide consisting of twounits each composed of a phosphate, a pentose, and a purine or pyrimidine base
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dinucleotide di·nu·cle·o·tide (dī-n&oomacr;'klē-ə-tīd', -ny&oomacr;'-)
n.
A nucleotide molecule that consists of a combination of two nucleotide units.

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