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nucleotide
/ˈnukliəˌtaɪd/ · 10 letters · 9 distinct letters
- noun
a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
Word history
From nucleo (“relating to the nucleus”) + ide (“chemical suffix”).
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Why this word counts
- Where it comes from
- Listed in the English Speller Database at size 60: a larger list with less common words.
- How common it is
- Used about once in every million words.
- In the spelling bee
- Not playable It uses more than seven different letters, so it can’t fit in a hive.