codon

Etymology 1

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

noun

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

Etymology 2

From code + -on.

noun

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

Attribution / Disclaimer All definitions come directly from Wiktionary using the Wiktextract library. We do not edit or curate the definitions for any words, if you feel the definition listed is incorrect or offensive please suggest modifications directly to the source (wiktionary/codon), any changes made to the source will update on this page periodically.