deoxythymidylic acid

de·ox·y·thy·mi·dyl·ic ac·id (dTMP),

(dē-oks'ē-thī'mi-dil'ik as'id),

A component of DNA; originally and properly called thymidylic acid, but use of deoxy- is less ambiguous, because ribothymidylic acid is now known to exist.

Synonym(s): thymine deoxyribonucleotide

de·ox·y·thy·mi·dyl·ic ac·id

(dTMP) (dē-oks'ē-thī-mi-dil'ik as'id)

A component of DNA; originally and properly called thymidylic acid, but use of deoxy- is less ambiguous, because ribothymidylic acid is now known to exist.