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di·nu·cle·o·tide | \ (ˌ)dī-ˈn(y)ü-klē-ə-ˌtīd 
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\Definition of dinucleotide
: a nucleotide consisting of two units each composed of a phosphate, a pentose, and a nitrogen base
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dinucleotide
noundi·nu·cle·o·tide | \ (ˌ)dī-ˈn(y)ü-klē-ə-ˌtīd \
\Medical Definition of dinucleotide
: a nucleotide consisting of two units each composed of a phosphate, a pentose, and a purine or pyrimidine base
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The first known use of dinucleotide was circa 1927
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