anticodon
noun
an·ti·co·don
ˌan-tē-ˈkō-ˌdän 
ˌan-tī-
ˌan-tī-
: a triplet of nucleotide bases in transfer RNA that identifies the amino acid carried and binds to a complementary codon in messenger RNA during protein synthesis at a ribosome
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“Anticodon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anticodon. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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anticodon
noun
an·ti·co·don
ˌant-i-ˈkō-ˌdän
: a triplet of nucleotide bases in transfer RNA that identifies the amino acid carried and binds to a complementary codon in messenger RNA during protein synthesis at a ribosome
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