codón

See also: codon and códon

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /koˈdon/ [koˈð̞õn]
Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: co‧dón

Etymology 1

From a Vulgar Latin *cōtōnem, derived from Latin cōtem.

Noun

codón m (plural codones)

pebble (stone)

Etymology 2

From English codon

Noun

codón m (plural codones)

(biology) codon

Derived terms

anticodón

Further reading

“codón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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