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Nucleoside

//ˈn(j)u(ː)kliəˌsaɪd// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    an organic molecule in which a nitrogenous heterocyclic base (or nucleobase), which can be either a double-ringed purine or a single-ringed pyrimidine, is covalently attached to a five-carbon pentose sugar (deoxyribose in DNA or ribose in RNA). When the phosphate group is covalently attached to the pentose sugar, it forms a nucleotide.
  2. 2
    a glycoside formed by partial hydrolysis of a nucleic acid wordnet

Etymology

Probably from nucleo- + (glyc)oside.

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