nucleotide
See also: Nucleotide and nucléotide
English
Etymology
From nucleo- (“relating to the nucleus”) + -ide (“chemical suffix”)
Noun
nucleotide (plural nucleotides)
- (biochemistry) The monomer constituting DNA or RNA biopolymer molecules. Each nucleotide consists of a nitrogenous heterocyclic base (or nucleobase), which can be either a double-ringed purine or a single-ringed pyrimidine; a five-carbon pentose sugar (deoxyribose in DNA or ribose in RNA); and a phosphate group.
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Translations
monomer constituting DNA or RNA
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Italian
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ide
Noun
nucleotide m (plural nucleotidi)