thymidineless

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

thymidine +‎ -less

Adjective[edit]

thymidineless (not comparable)

  1. (biochemistry) Lacking thymidine.
    • 2015, Kourtney LaPlant, Paige Louzon, “Anticancer Drugs”, in Karen Whalen, Richard Finkel, Thomas A. Panavelil, editors, Lippincott Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology, 6th edition, Wolters Kluwer, →ISBN, page 596:
      DNA synthesis decreases due to lack of thymidine, leading to imbalanced cell growth and “thymidine-less death” of rapidly dividing cells.

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