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thymidine definition

thy·mi·dine (t̸hī′mə dēn′, -din)

noun

a crystalline nucleoside, CHNO, one of the basic components of DNA: used chiefly in biochemical research

Etymology: < thymine + -id(e) + -ine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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