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deoxyribonucleotide

[dee-ok-si-rahy-boh-noo-klee-uh-tahyd, -nyoo-]
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noun Biochemistry.
  1. an ester of a deoxyribonucleoside and phosphoric acid; a constituent of DNA.
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Origin of deoxyribonucleotide

First recorded in 1945–50; deoxyribo(nucleic acid) + nucleotide
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deoxyribonucleotide

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