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.

Nearby words

deoxyhemoglobin, deoxymannose, deoxyribonuclease, deoxyribonucleic acid, deoxyribonucleoprotein, deoxyribonucleoside, deoxyribonucleotide, deoxyribose, deoxythymidylic acid, dep., depaint

Origin of deoxyribonucleoside

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

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Medicine 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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