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Definition of Thymidine

1. Noun. A nucleoside component of DNA; composed of thymine and deoxyribose.

Definition of Thymidine

1. Noun. (biochemistry genetics) The nucleoside consisting of a combination of deoxyribose and thymine ¹

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Definition of Thymidine

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Thymidine

1. Term that is always used in practice for the nucleoside thymine deoxyriboside, not the riboside which naming of the other nucleosides might lead one to expect. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Thymidine

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"... particles from cigarette smoke to lymphocytes in vitro significantly reduced the capping ability and the PHA-induced (3H)thymidine incorporation. ..."

2. Genetic Manipulation in Crops: Proceedings of the International Symposium on by International Rice Research Institute (1988)
"Control materials were treated exclusively with 2 uCi/mv of 3H-thymidine solution from 19 to 20 h after soaking of seeds. Soon after the treatments, ..."

3. Air Quality Criteria for Oxides of Nitrogenby Dennis J. Kotchmar by Dennis J. Kotchmar (1996)
"Cell renewal, as measured by incorporation of tritiated thymidine ... During continued exposure, the number of H-thymidine labeled cells becomes maximal by ..."

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