NUCLEOSIDE


Meaning of NUCLEOSIDE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnü-klē-ə-ˌsīd, ˈnyü- ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary nucle- + -ose (II) + -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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.