oligonucleotide

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)der. English oligo- Proto-Italic *knuks Latin nux Latin nucleuslbor. English nucleus English nucleo- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English nucleotide English oligonucleotide From oligo- + nucleotide.

1. A short sequence of nucleotides (RNA or DNA), typically with twenty or fewer base pairs.