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nucleotide vs oligonucleotide

oligonucleotide vs nucleotide

nucleotide and oligonucleotide both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
nucleotide Yes No No No
oligonucleotide Yes No No No
As nouns, oligonucleotide is a hyponym of nucleotide; that is, oligonucleotide is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than nucleotide:
  • nucleotide: a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
  • oligonucleotide: (biochemistry) a polynucleotide whose molecules contain relatively few nucleotides
nucleotide (noun) oligonucleotide (noun)
a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) (biochemistry) a polynucleotide whose molecules contain relatively few nucleotides
Difference between nucleotide and oligonucleotide

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