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deoxyribonucleoside

[dee-ok-si-rahy-boh-noo-klee-uh-sahyd, -nyoo-]
noun Biochemistry.
  1. 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
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deoxyribonucleoside

(dē-ŏk′sē-rī′bō-nōō′klē-ə-sīd′)
n.
  1. A nucleoside containing deoxyribose that is a constituent of DNA.
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