uridine

[ yoor-i-deen, -din ]

nounBiochemistry.
  1. a ribonucleoside composed of ribose and uracil.

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British Dictionary definitions for uridine

uridine

/ (ˈjʊərɪˌdiːn) /


noun
  1. biochem a nucleoside present in all living cells in a combined form, esp in RNA

Origin of uridine

1
C20: from uro- 1 + -ide + -ine ²

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