ribonucleotide

[rahy-boh-noo-klee-uh-tahyd, -nyoo-]

ri·bo·nu·cle·o·tide

[rahy-boh-noo-klee-uh-tahyd, -nyoo-]
noun Biochemistry.
an ester, composed of a ribonucleoside and phosphoric acid, that is a constituent of ribonucleic acid.

Origin:
1925–30; ribo(nucleic acid) + nucleotide
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Ribonucleotide is always a great word to know.
So is arsenic. Does it mean:
Symbol: As; atomic weight: 74.9216; atomic number: 33
Symbol: Ba; atomic weight: 137.34; atomic number: 56
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ribonucleotide ri·bo·nu·cle·o·tide (rī'bō-n&oomacr;'klē-ə-tīd', -ny&oomacr;'-)
n.
A nucleotide that contains ribose as its sugar and usually occurs as a component of RNA.

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