osbipy

English

Etymology

From the first syllables of osmium and bipyridine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɒzˌbɪpi/

Noun

osbipy (uncountable)

1. A compound, formed from osmium tetroxide and 2,2'-bipyridine, used to label thymidine during electrophoresis
   • 2015 December 12, “Osmium-Based Pyrimidine Contrast Tags for Enhanced Nanopore-Based DNA Base Discrimination”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     In particular, the use of osbipy as a DNA contrast agent may also have applications in DNA mapping technologies.

Anagrams

• biopsy