Cytidine

//ˈsaɪtɪdiːn// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A nucleoside consisting of cytosine linked to ribose, occurring in human RNA
  2. 2
    a nucleoside component of RNA; composed of cytosine and a ribose ring wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
deoxycytidine

Etymology

From cyt(osine) + -idine

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