nucleoside

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Synonyms: nucleotide, nucleocide, nucleosome, nucleoid, nucleosides, nucleosidase, nucleide, nucleoids

Antonyms: nucleotide, nucleocide, nucleosome, nucleoid, nucleosides, nucleosidase, nucleide, nucleoids

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|biochemistry}} 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 [[covalent]]ly attached to the [[pentose]] [[sugar]], it forms a [[nucleotide]].

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