nucleoside
/ˈn(j)u(ː)kliəˌsaɪd/US/ˈn(j)u(ː)kliəˌsaɪd/
nucleoside noun: an organic molecule in which a nitrogenous heterocyclic base (or nucleobase), which can be either a double-ringed purine or a single-ringed pyrimidine, is covalently attached to a five-carbon pentose sugar (deoxyribose in DNA or ribose in RNA). When the phosphate group is covalently attached to the pentose sugar, it forms a nucleotide.
Noun
nucleoside (plural nucleosides)
- an organic molecule in which a nitrogenous heterocyclic base (or nucleobase), which can be either a double-ringed purine or a single-ringed pyrimidine, is covalently attached to a five-carbon pentose sugar (deoxyribose in DNA or ribose in RNA). When the phosphate group is covalently attached to the pentose sugar, it forms a nucleotide.
nucleoside meaning in Tamil
nucleoside in Tamil
- நியூக்கிளியோசைடு
Forms of nucleoside
| plural | nucleosides |
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Origin of nucleoside
Probably from nucleo- + (glyc)oside.
Words formed from nucleoside
- aminonucleoside
- anhydronucleoside
- antinucleoside
- azanucleoside
- C-nucleoside
- deoxynucleoside
- desoxynucleoside
- dideoxynucleoside
- dinucleoside
- ectonucleoside
- internucleoside
- iodonucleoside
- mononucleoside
- nonnucleoside
- nucleosidase
- nucleosidic
- oligonucleoside
- phosphonucleoside
- ribonucleoside
- thionucleoside
Questions about nucleoside
- What does nucleoside mean?
- Nucleoside means an organic molecule in which a nitrogenous heterocyclic base (or nucleobase), which can be either a double-ringed purine or a single-ringed pyrimidine, is covalently attached to a five-carbon pentose sugar (deoxyribose in DNA or ribose in RNA). When the phosphate group is covalently attached to the pentose sugar, it forms a nucleotide.
- What is nucleoside in Tamil?
- Nucleoside in Tamil is நியூக்கிளியோசைடு. See Nucleoside meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is nucleoside?
- Nucleoside is a noun.
- How do you pronounce nucleoside?
- Nucleoside is pronounced /ˈn(j)u(ː)kliəˌsaɪd/.
- What is the plural of nucleoside?
- The plural of nucleoside is nucleosides.
Words near nucleoside in the dictionary
Source and license
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