phosphorothioate
noun
phos·pho·ro·thio·ate
ˌfäs-fə-rō-ˈthī-ō-ˌāt
: an oligonucleotide in which the oxygen atom normally linking two consecutive nucleotides has been replaced with sulfur and which resists degradation by cellular enzymes compare phosphodiester
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