noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary nucle- + 2-ose + -ide Date: 1911 a compound (as guanosine or adenosine) that consists of a purine or pyrimidine base combined with deoxyribose or ribose and is found especially in DNA or RNA
NUCLEOSIDE
Meaning of NUCLEOSIDE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012