Medical Dictionary

phosphodiester

noun phos·pho·di·es·ter \-dī-ˈes-tər\

Medical Definition of PHOSPHODIESTER

:  an oligonucleotide with an oxygen atom linking consecutive nucleotides—see phosphodiester bond; compare phosphorothioate
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