cytidine

[ sit-i-deen, -din, sahy-ti- ]

noun

, Biochemistry.

1. a white crystalline powder, C 9 H 13 N 3 O 5 , that is a ribonucleoside consisting of d -ribose and cytosine.

cytidine

/ ˈsɪtɪˌdaɪn /

noun

1. biochem a nucleoside formed by the condensation of cytosine and ribose

Other Words From

• cyt·i·dyl·ic [sit-i-, dil, -ik, sahy-ti-], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cytidine¹

< German Cytidin (1910), equivalent to cyt- cyto- + -idin suffix of organic compounds

Word History and Origins

Origin of cytidine¹

C20: from cyto- + -ide + -ine ²