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nucleotide vs polynucleotide

polynucleotide vs nucleotide

nucleotide and polynucleotide both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
nucleotide Yes No No No
polynucleotide Yes No No No
As nouns, polynucleotide is a hyponym of nucleotide; that is, polynucleotide 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)
  • polynucleotide: (biochemistry) a linear polymer whose molecule is composed of many nucleotide units constituting a section of a nucleic acid molecule
nucleotide (noun) polynucleotide (noun)
a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) (biochemistry) a linear polymer whose molecule is composed of many nucleotide units constituting a section of a nucleic acid molecule
Difference between nucleotide and polynucleotide

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