nucleotídeo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• nucleótido (Portugal)

Etymology

From núcleo (“nucleus”) +‎ -t- +‎ -ídeo (“-ide”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌnu.kle.oˈt͡ʃi.de.u/, /ˌnu.kli.oˈt͡ʃi.d͡ʒi.u/ [ˌnu.klɪ.oˈt͡ʃi.d͡ʒɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˌnu.kljoˈt͡ʃi.d͡ʒju/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌnu.kle.oˈt͡ʃi.de.u/, /ˌnu.kli.oˈt͡ʃi.d͡ʒi.u/ [ˌnu.klɪ.oˈt͡ʃi.d͡ʒɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˌnu.kljoˈt͡ʃi.d͡ʒju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌnu.kle.oˈt͡ʃi.de.o/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nu.kli.ɔˈti.dju/ [nu.kli.ɔˈti.ðju], (faster pronunciation) /nu.kljɔˈti.dju/ [nu.kljɔˈti.ðju]

• Hyphenation: nu‧cle‧o‧tí‧de‧o

Noun

nucleotídeo m (plural nucleotídeos)

1. (biochemistry, Brazil) nucleotide (monomer comprising DNA or RNA)

Related terms

• biosíntese