See Also: thymidylic(dictionary)
Thymidylic acid(medicine)

moo(2) (iou) and thymidylic (iou)


moo(2) (iou)



moo verb, noun2, & interjection. [mu:] M16.
[Imit.]
A. verb intrans. Of a bovine animal: make its characteristic deep resonant vocal sound, low. Of a person: make a sound imitative or suggestive of this. M16.
J. Rhys The cows here moo at me.
b. noun.
(Repr.) the low of a bovine animal; an act of lowing. Also as interjection. M16.
O. Nash The cow is of the bovine ilk; One end is moo, the Other, milk. B. Reid When..she finishes up alone on the stage, going 'Moo, Moo, Moo', you realize..she will be a Success as a cow.
A woman (derog.). Also, a cow. slang. M20.
J. Speight Course it's tax free..you silly moo.
Comb.: moo-cow nursery a cow.

thymidylic (iou)



thymidylic adjective. M20.
[formed as THYMIDINE + -YL + -IC.]
Biochemistry. thymidylic acid, a nucleotide composed of a phosphoric acid ester of thymidine, present in most DNA.