n.
Pronunciation: ' nü-kl ē - ə - ˌ s ī d, ' nyü-
Function: 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