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.
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Origin of deoxyribonucleotide
First recorded in 1945–50; deoxyribo(nucleic acid) + nucleotide
Words nearby deoxyribonucleotide
deoxymannose, deoxyribonuclease, deoxyribonucleic acid, deoxyribonucleoprotein, deoxyribonucleoside, deoxyribonucleotide, deoxyribose, deoxy sugar, deoxythymidylic acid, dep., depaint
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Medical 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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