deoxyribonucleoside
[ dee-ok-si-rahy-boh-noo-klee-uh-sahyd, -nyoo- ]
/ diˌɒk sɪˌraɪ boʊˈnu kli əˌsaɪd, -ˈnyu- /
noun Biochemistry.
a compound composed of deoxyribose and either a purine or a pyrimidine.
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Origin of deoxyribonucleoside
First recorded in 1965–70; deoxyribo(nucleic acid) + nucleoside
Words nearby deoxyribonucleoside
deoxyhemoglobin, deoxymannose, deoxyribonuclease, deoxyribonucleic acid, deoxyribonucleoprotein, deoxyribonucleoside, deoxyribonucleotide, deoxyribose, deoxy sugar, deoxythymidylic acid, dep.
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Medical definitions for deoxyribonucleoside
deoxyribonucleoside
[ dē-ŏk′sē-rī′bō-nōō′klē-ə-sīd′ ]
n.
A nucleoside containing deoxyribose that is a constituent of DNA.
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