nucleotide
Pronunciation: /ˈn(j)u(ː)kliəˌtaɪd/
The English word “nucleotide” has 1 meaning listed here.
noun
- 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.
Etymology
From nucleo- (“relating to the nucleus”) + -ide (“chemical suffix”).
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