octanucleotide /(ŏk`tŭ*nū"klē*ō̇*tīd)/
oc·ta·nu·cle·o·tide
octanucleotide
n.
- A molecule composed of eight nucleotide units bound to each other by phosphodiester bonds in a linear array; as, a partial digest of DNA or RNA may include octanucleotides. See octamer. (Chem.)