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phosphodiester bond
(phospho|diester bond)
Pronunciation:
/ˌfɒsfə(ʊ)dʌɪˈɛstə/
noun
Biochemistry
a chemical bond of the kind joining successive sugar molecules in a polynucleotide.
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