deoxyribonucleoside de·ox·y·ri·bo·nu·cle·o·side (dē-ŏk'sē-rī'bō-n&oomacr;'klē-ə-sīd', -ny&oomacr;'-)
n.
A nucleoside containing deoxyribose that is a constituent of DNA.
| an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language. |
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |