oligonucleotide: Meaning and Definition of

ol•i•go•nu•cle•o•tide

Pronunciation: (ol"i-gō-n'klē-u-tīd", -ny'-), [key]
— n. Biochem.
  1. a chain of a few nucleotides.
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