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deoxyribonucleoside

American  
[dee-ok-si-rahy-boh-noo-klee-uh-sahyd, -nyoo-] / diˌɒk sɪˌraɪ boʊˈnu kli əˌsaɪd, -ˈnju- /

noun

Biochemistry.
  1. a compound composed of deoxyribose and either a purine or a pyrimidine.


Etymology

Origin of deoxyribonucleoside

First recorded in 1965–70; deoxyribo(nucleic acid) + nucleoside


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