nucleotide

[ noo-klee-uh-tahyd, nyoo- ]

/ ˈnu kli əˌtaɪd, ˈnyu- /

noun Biochemistry.

any of a group of molecules that, when linked together, form the building blocks of DNA or RNA: composed of a phosphate group, the bases adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine, and a pentose sugar, in RNA the thymine base being replaced by uracil.

Origin of nucleotide

First recorded in 1905–10; alteration of nucleoside

OTHER WORDS FROM nucleotide

in·ter·nu·cle·o·tide, adjective

Words nearby nucleotide

nucleoside, nucleoside analogue, nucleosome, nucleosynthesis, nucleotidase, nucleotide, nucleotides, nucleotidyltransferase, nucleotoxin, nucleus, nucleus fastigii

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British Dictionary definitions for nucleotide

nucleotide

/ (ˈnjuːklɪəˌtaɪd) /

noun

biochem a compound consisting of a nucleoside linked to phosphoric acid. Nucleic acids are made up of long chains (polynucleotides) of such compounds

Word Origin for nucleotide

C20: from nucleo- + t (added for ease of pronunciation) + -ide

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Medical definitions for nucleotide

nucleotide

[ nōō′klē-ə-tīd′ ]

n.

Any of various compounds consisting of a nucleoside combined with a phosphate group and forming the basic constituent of DNA and RNA.

Scientific definitions for nucleotide

nucleotide

[ nōō′klē-ə-tīd′ ]

Any of a group of organic compounds composed of a nucleoside linked to a phosphate group. Nucleotides are the basic building blocks of nucleic acids.

单词	nucleotide
释义	nucleotide [ noo-klee-uh-tahyd, nyoo- ] / ˈnu kli əˌtaɪd, ˈnyu- / noun Biochemistry. any of a group of molecules that, when linked together, form the building blocks of DNA or RNA: composed of a phosphate group, the bases adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine, and a pentose sugar, in RNA the thymine base being replaced by uracil. Origin of nucleotide First recorded in 1905–10; alteration of nucleoside OTHER WORDS FROM nucleotide in·ter·nu·cle·o·tide, adjective Words nearby nucleotide nucleoside, nucleoside analogue, nucleosome, nucleosynthesis, nucleotidase, nucleotide, nucleotides, nucleotidyltransferase, nucleotoxin, nucleus, nucleus fastigii Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for nucleotide nucleotide / (ˈnjuːklɪəˌtaɪd) / noun biochem a compound consisting of a nucleoside linked to phosphoric acid. Nucleic acids are made up of long chains (polynucleotides) of such compounds Word Origin for nucleotide C20: from nucleo- + t (added for ease of pronunciation) + -ide Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for nucleotide nucleotide [ nōō′klē-ə-tīd′ ] n. Any of various compounds consisting of a nucleoside combined with a phosphate group and forming the basic constituent of DNA and RNA. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for nucleotide nucleotide [ nōō′klē-ə-tīd′ ] Any of a group of organic compounds composed of a nucleoside linked to a phosphate group. Nucleotides are the basic building blocks of nucleic acids. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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