deoxyribonucleotide

[ dee-ok-si-rahy-boh-noo-klee-uh-tahyd, -nyoo- ]

/ diˌɒk sɪˌraɪ boʊˈnu kli əˌtaɪd, -ˈnyu- /

noun Biochemistry.

an ester of a deoxyribonucleoside and phosphoric acid; a constituent of DNA.

Nearby words

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

Origin of deoxyribonucleotide

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

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Medicine definitions for deoxyribonucleotide

deoxyribonucleotide

[ dē-ŏk′sē-rī′bō-nōō′klē-ə-tīd′ ]

n.

A nucleotide containing deoxyribose that is a constituent of DNA.

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