dideoxynucleotide
English
Etymology
From di- + deoxynucleotide
Noun
dideoxynucleotide (plural dideoxynucleotides)
- (biochemistry) Any nucleotide formed from a deoxynucleotide by loss of a second hydroxy group from the deoxyribose group
- (biochemistry) Any oligonucleotide consisting of two deoxynucleotides