Definitions for codon
codon
co·don
Spelling: [koh-don]
IPA: /ˈkoʊ dɒn/
Codon is a 5 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.
You can make 37 anagrams from letters in codon (cdnoo).
Definitions for codon
noun
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a triplet of adjacent nucleotides in the messenger RNA chain that codes for a specific amino acid in the synthesis of a protein molecule.
Origin of codon
An Americanism dating back to 1960-65; code + -on1