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CYTIDINE

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cyt⋅i⋅dine

[sit-i-deen, -din, sahy-ti-]
–noun Biochemistry.
a white crystalline powder, C9H13N3O5, that is a ribonucleoside consisting of d-ribose and cytosine.

Origin:
< G Cytidin (1910), equiv. to cyt- cyto- + -idin suffix of organic compounds


cyt⋅i⋅dyl⋅ic [sit-i-dil-ik, sahy-ti-] , adjective
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cy·ti·dine   (sī'tĭ-dēn')   
n.  A white crystalline nucleoside, C9H13N3O5, composed of one molecule each of cytosine and ribose.

[cyt(o)- + -id(e) + -ine2.]
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Main Entry: cy·ti·dine
Pronunciation: 'sit-&-"dEn, 'sIt-
Function: noun
: a nucleoside containing cytosine
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cytidine cy·ti·dine (sī'tĭ-dēn')
n.
A white crystalline nucleoside composed of one molecule each of cytosine and ribose. Also called cytosine ribonucleoside.

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