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cytidine

/ˈsaɪtɪdiːn/

cytidine noun: a nucleoside consisting of cytosine linked to ribose, occurring in human RNA.

cytidine: a nucleoside consisting of cytosine linked to ribose, occurring in human RNA
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Noun

cytidine (plural cytidines)

  1. A nucleoside consisting of cytosine linked to ribose, occurring in human RNA

Forms of cytidine

pluralcytidines

Origin of cytidine

From cyt(osine) + -idine.

Words formed from cytidine

Questions about cytidine

What does cytidine mean?
Cytidine means a nucleoside consisting of cytosine linked to ribose, occurring in human RNA.
What part of speech is cytidine?
Cytidine is a noun.
How do you pronounce cytidine?
Cytidine is pronounced /ˈsaɪtɪdiːn/.
What is the plural of cytidine?
The plural of cytidine is cytidines.

Words near cytidine in the dictionary

  1. cytherocentric
  2. cytherocopine
  3. cytheroidean
  4. cytheroideans
  5. Cython
  6. cytidine
  7. cytidines
  8. cytidyl
  9. cytidylate
  10. cytidylic
  11. cytidylic acid

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