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Where does “deoxynucleotide” come from?

deoxynucleotide (English) comes from English deoxy-, from English de-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.

deoxynucleotide (English): Any nucleotide that contains a deoxy sugar

Definitions

  1. Any nucleotide that contains a deoxy sugar

Ancestry of “deoxynucleotide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdeoxy-Formally derived from another compound by the...
2Englishde-reversal, undoing, removing; Intensifying; from,...
3Latindē-—
4Latindē—
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicposti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “deoxynucleotide”

  • dideoxynucleotide
  • polydeoxynucleotide
  • hexadeoxynucleotide
  • deoxynucleotyl
  • trideoxynucleotide
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