Triphosphate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A salt or ester containing three phosphate groups.
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  • n. Any salt or ester containing three phosphate groups.
  • n. Any salt or ester of triphosphoric acid.
    • Word Usage
    "The DNA polymerase, which isn't shown, is able to add additional nucleotides (a sugar + base combination) under two conditions: they're in the "triphosphate" form, with three phosphate groups in a row, and they base pair successfully with the complementary strand."
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
    diphosphate    deaminase    transcriptase    costimulatory    co-stimulatory   
     
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