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codon¹

  • /ˈkəʊ.dɒn/ UK
  • /ˈkoʊ.dɑn/ US

Where it comes from

From Latin codon, from Ancient Greek κώδων (kṓdōn).

noun codons

  1. A handbell used for summoning monks.
  2. The "bell" or flaring mouth of a trumpet.

codon²

  • /ˈkəʊ.dɒn/ UK
  • /ˈkoʊ.dɑn/ US

Where it comes from

From code + -on.

noun codons

  1. A sequence of three adjacent nucleotides, which encode for a specific amino acid during protein synthesis or translation.

Translations

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noun sequence of three nucleotides

Españolcodón
日本語コドン kodon, 遺伝暗号 iden'angō
中文密碼子 /密码子 mìmǎzǐ
Portuguêscódon
Françaiscodon
DeutschCodon, Basentriplett
Italianocodone
Русскийкодо́н kodón, три́плет tríplet

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"codon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/codon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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codon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/codon

Chicago

"codon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/codon.

BibTeX
@misc{codon_2026,
  title = {codon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/codon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}