nucleoside

[ noo-klee-uh-sahyd, nyoo- ]

nounBiochemistry.
  1. any of the class of compounds derived by the hydrolysis of nucleic acids or nucleotides, consisting typically of deoxyribose or ribose combined with adenine, guanine, cytosine, uracil, or thymine.

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Origin of nucleoside

1
First recorded in 1910–15; nucle(o) + -ose2 + -ide

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British Dictionary definitions for nucleoside

nucleoside

/ (ˈnjuːklɪəˌsaɪd) /


noun
  1. biochem a compound containing a purine or pyrimidine base linked to a sugar (usually ribose or deoxyribose)

Origin of nucleoside

1
C20: from nucleo- + -ose ² + -ide

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Scientific definitions for nucleoside

nucleoside

[ nōōklē-ə-sīd′ ]


  1. Any of various compounds consisting of a sugar, usually ribose or deoxyribose, and a nitrogen base (a purine or pyrimidine). Nucleosides are constituents of the nucleotides of nucleic acids. Adenosine and thymidine are nucleosides.

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