nucleoside en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈn(j)u(ː)kliəˌsaɪd/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈn(j)u(ː)kliəˌsaɪd/
- /ˈn(j)u(ː)klioʊˌsaɪd/ (US)
Etymology
Probably from nucleo- + (glyc)oside.
Meanings
- 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nucleosides | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
phosphonucleoside · aminonucleoside · oligonucleoside · internucleoside · thionucleoside · C-nucleoside · dideoxynucleoside · azanucleoside · antinucleoside · ectonucleoside · ribonucleoside · desoxynucleoside · nonnucleoside · dinucleoside · deoxynucleoside · nucleosidic · mononucleoside · anhydronucleoside · iodonucleoside · nucleosidase
Hyponyms
thymidine · guanosine · adenosine · cytidine · uridine
Meronyms
Relateds
nucleotide · nucleobase · RNA · DNA
Translations (7)
pl nukleozyd (organic molecule) · km ខាងស្នូល (organic molecule) · cmn 核苷 (organic molecule) · ja ヌクレオシド (organic molecule) · it nucleoside (organic molecule) · fi nukleosidi (organic molecule) · tr nükleozit (organic molecule)