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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary nu·cle·o·tide \\ˈnü-klē-ə-ˌtīd, ˈnyü-\\ noun ETYMOLOGY International Scientific Vocabulary, irregular from nucle- + -ide DATE 1908 : any of several compounds that consist of a ribose or deoxyribose sugar joined to a purine or pyrimidine base and to a phosphate group and that are the basic structural units of nucleic acids (as RNA and DNA) — compare nucleoside Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: pyridine nucleotide , or triphosphopyridine nucleotide , or diphosphopyridine nucleotide nu·cle·o·tide \-ˌtīd\ noun (-s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary nucle- + -t- + -ide 1. : a compound that is formed by partial hydrolysis of a nucleic acid or occurs free in tissues, that is an ester of a nucleoside and a phosphoric acid, and that may consist of one or more units of phosphate-pentose-nitrogen base — see adenylic acid, cytidylic acid, guanylic acid, thymidylic acid, uridylic acid 2. : any of various compounds chemically related to those obtained from nucleic acids and including some coenzymes (as coenzyme A, the pyridine nucleotides, riboflavin phosphate) |
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