Definition of nucleosides Nucleosides
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What does nucleosides mean?
Wiktionary 
- nucleosides (Noun)
Plural of nucleoside.
Part of speech
🔤- nucleosides, noun, plural of nucleoside.
WordNet
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| nucleoside - a glycoside formed by partial hydrolysis of a nucleic acid | ||
| glycoside a group of compounds derived from monosaccharides | ||
| adenosine (biochemistry) a nucleoside that is a structural component of nucleic acids; it is present in all living cells in a combined form as a constituent of DNA and RNA and ADP and ATP and AMP | ||
| inosine a nucleoside that is formed by the deamination of adenosine; used in kidney transplantation to provide a temporary source of sugar | ||
| deoxyadenosine a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of adenosine and deoxyribose | ||
| cytidine, deoxycytidine a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of cytosine and deoxyribose | ||
| deoxyguanosine, guanosine a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of guanine and deoxyribose | ||
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Wiktionary
- nucleoside (Noun)
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.
Part of speech
🔤- nucleoside, noun, singular of nucleosides.
