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deoxyuridine en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /diˌɒksɪˈjʊəɹɪdiːn/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- English deoxy- English uridine English deoxyuridine From deoxy- + uridine.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A deoxyribonucleoside related to uridine
    • A terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase–mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate nick-end labeling (TUNEL) assay showed that cells receiving HDAC4 shRNA died from apoptosis […] 2009 January 9, Bo Chen, Constance L. Cepko, “HDAC4 Regulates Neuronal Survival in Normal and Diseased Retinas”, in Science, volume 323, number 5911:

Forms

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deoxyuridines Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

fluorodeoxyuridine

Translations (1)

it deossiuridina (deoxyribonucleoside related to uridine)