Oligonucleotide


[ol-i-goh-noo-klee-uh-tahyd, -nyoo-] /ˌɒl ɪ goʊˈnu kli əˌtaɪd, -ˈnyu-/

noun, Biochemistry.
1.
a chain of a few .
/ˌɒlɪɡəʊˈnjuːklɪəˌtaɪd/
noun
1.
a polymer consisting of a small number of nucleotides

oligonucleotide ol·i·go·nu·cle·o·tide (ŏl’ĭ-gō-nōō’klē-ə-tīd, -nyōō’-)
n.
A polymeric chain of two to ten nucleotides.

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