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Oligo

/ˈɒlɪɡəʊ/

An oligonucleotide.

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    An oligonucleotide.

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dtnoun(television) Initialism of digital television. [(uncountable) The broadcasting and receiving of television services via digital (rather than analog) signals, either broadcast, or via cable or satellite.]
saccharidesnoun(biochemistry) The unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CₙH₂ₙOₙ. Either the simple sugars or polymers such as starch and cellulose. The saccharides exist in either a ring or short chain conformation, and typically contain five or six carbon atoms.
oliogonucleotidenounMisspelling of oligonucleotide. [A short sequence of nucleotides (RNA or DNA), typically with twenty or fewer base pairs.]
oligoribonucleotidenoun(biochemistry) An oligonucleotide made up of ribonucleotides
oligosequencenounA sequence of several things, especially an oligonucleotide
oligonucleotidenounA short sequence of nucleotides (RNA or DNA), typically with twenty or fewer base pairs.
oligoduplexnoun(biochemistry) A double-stranded oligonucleotide
oligoprimernoun(biochemistry) An oligonucleotide primer
oligornasenounAlternative form of oligoribonuclease. [(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses oligoribonucleotides]
oligopeptidenoun(biochemistry) A peptide containing a relatively small number of amino acids
oligoelectrolytenoun(biochemistry) An oligomeric electrolyte
oligoglycannoun(biochemistry) An oligomeric form of glycan
oligogenesisnoun(biochemistry) The creation of biochemical oligomers
supraoligomernoun(biochemistry) A protein strand composed of multiples of an amino acid oligomer
oligoalaninenoun(biochemistry) An oligomer of alanine as part of a peptide
oligonucleotidasenoun(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of an oligonucleotide, but especially an exoribonuclease derived from Flammulina velutipes.
oligoprobenounAn oligonucleotide used as a hybridization probe
oligoglucannoun(biochemistry) An oligomer of glucose

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